As of April, 2021, the Provincial department FLNRO, Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, granted Dragonfly Commons a Groundwater License for the use of our well-water for 30 homes. After an exhaustive amount of research and water studies by FLNRO and two hydrogeologists, it was determined that the amount of water needed is amply supplied by our two wells, and, at that usage, there would be no impact on the neighbouring wells, nor on the aquifer. We had to stop this housing project because the Water Licensing process took four years, rather than the two year time-frame that we had anticipated. These are the types of delays and complications that make affordable housing so difficult to accomplish.
An Affordable Neighbourhood on Salt Spring Island