Beginning in 2018, the Town of Hinton explored at-risk housing opportunities for undeveloped Town-owned lands at the intersection of Boutin Avenue and Drinnan Way in Hinton.
In July 2020, a design team from V3 and ncx+ conducted an intensive collaborative engagement process that took the proposed Boutin Avenue development project from a vision to a preferred concept over four days. The objectives of the project included:
- Best utilization of Town-owned land.
- Diversification of Hinton’s housing inventory.
- Development that is conscious of and complementary to existing development.
- Housing that is both financially attainable and sustainable.
In 2021, the Town of Hinton secured a $2,258,000 grant through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Rapid Housing Initiative to construct 10 new affordable tiny homes. The units include a mix of single and two-bedroom accessible modular units ranging from 560 to 790 square feet in size.
The Town partnered with The Evergreen Foundation— a local not-for-profit housing management organization—to determine how the units could best serve a diverse range of vulnerable populations at risk of homelessness.
By spring 2024, all 10 of the modular units were constructed and rented.