‘It’s going to be life-changing’: Key ceremony marks completion of Habitat community
NANAIMO — A mother’s tears of joy put the finishing touches on the most ambitious project yet for Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island.
Two families received the keys to their new homes on Thursday, the fifth and sixth built in Habitat’s Meadow Hill Development on Extension Rd.
For Bianca Myers, her partner and two children, it means an escape from a mold and pest-ridden duplex where she had to stifle the youthful exuberance of her two and four-year-olds out of respect for other tenants.
“It was really hard for me, they’re toddlers. I want them to make noise and be happy,” Myers said, bursting into tears. “Now they can make as much noise as they want, they can play the drums, sing and dance…They can be kids finally.”