Galiano Affordable Living Initiative

05/19/2026

TODAY is your last chance to complete the Housing Survey.

https://forms.gle/9JgVSKHEUESuXQtq9

WE want to hear from YOU.

The first 10 survey respondents to email [email protected] with a screenshot of their final survey page will receive a $20 gift certificate to a Galiano business. Physical cards only and offer for on-islanders. TODAY is the last day for the survey - don't delay!

Why is the Galiano Affordable Living Initiative ( GALI ) surveying renters? Non-profit housing developers and operators should consult people looking for affordable rental housing to ensure that housing truly meets community needs. Other housing surveys have focused on the Southern Gulf Island regio...

05/13/2026

The Galiano Island Renters Survey is open until May 19.

Galiano renters: please take 7-10 minutes and tell us about your housing needs at the online survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedWoRsPACOHP9fL4cYzNFkDcJWJVQPatddXOWeK6FOqWkKPA/viewform?usp=header

You can also drop by the Raise the Roof table at the May 16 Saturday market. They have generously offered us a space to distribute and collect paper surveys.

Want to win a $20 gift card to a local business? Send a screenshot of your completed online survey final page to [email protected] and ONE survey respondent will be chosen each day for the next five days....you can choose your card from the Bookstore, Flying Black Dog, Cornerstone or Oxeye.

Thanks housing seekers....data helps us make the best case to funders and allows us to build the right housing mix on Galiano.

05/05/2026

GALI is grateful to the CRD and Director Paul Brent for their support via a CRD Grant in Aid.

Grants-in-Aid are one-time grants to fund special projects and activities, awarded to community non-profit organizations who deliver projects benefiting electoral areas (Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island and Southern Gulf Islands) that are not already funded by requisition.

05/01/2026

Thank you to MP Elizabeth May for challenging the loss of the Community Housing Fund, and the impact on rural projects like Galiano Island's own Thuthiqut Hulelum’ 20-unit project.

https://youtu.be/V7ZHZTOdVO8?si=x9oY4OZgO4xUpPmB

04/20/2026

THANK YOU to the 60 people who joined us at the Renters Forum, and to all the Galiano housing providers who provided updates. The Forum was also the launch of our Galiano Rental Housing Survey.

Online survey is OPEN NOW - we ask all Galiano renters to please take 7-10 minutes to complete it.

https://forms.gle/9JgVSKHEUESuXQtq9

Paper surveys are available beginning Tuesday April 21 at the Loose Leaf in Sturdies Bay.

All Galiano renters can complete the survey.

PRIVACY: GALI is committed to protecting your privacy and complies with BC's Personal Information and Privacy Act (P**A) Legislation. This survey is anonymous. No personally identifiable information is linked to your responses. GALI will use the 2026 Housing Survey responses to inform our work and help governments, housing partners and funders understand affordable housing needs on Galiano.

04/19/2026

See you TODAY Sunday April.19 at the Renters Forum. Free electric bus to and from the event - schedule below

04/16/2026

If you have an interest in the variety of rental housing planned for or operating on Galiano Island, the Forum is for you!

04/15/2026

THIS Sunday April 19, 2026

04/10/2026

Free transportation to and from the Galiano Renters Forum