MAJOR MILESTONE UPDATE: CONSTRUCTION IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY WITH DURWEST CONSTRUCTION
On Friday, February 6, we gathered at The FORGE site to mark a long-awaited milestone: the official start of construction! Surrounded by project partners, supporters, and community champions, the energy on site was unmistakable. What was once a vision – transforming this building into a place of recovery, connection, and hope – is now becoming reality. We […]
FORMER BIKER CLUBHOUSE TO BECOME MENTAL-HEALTH HUB FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
Called The Forge, the facility on Spencer Road in Langford will provide mental-health and addictions programs for those in the trades A former biker clubhouse in Langford is being turned into a hub to provide support and referrals to construction-industry workers with mental-health and addictions issues. The Construction Foundation of B.C. is behind the project, […]
CITY OF LANGFORD AND WEST SHORE DEVELOPERS STEP UP FOR TRADES MENTAL HEALTH; URGE REGION TO JOIN SUPPORT FOR THE FORGE
(Langford, B.C.): Tradespeople across Greater Victoria are facing a mental health crisis. To help address it, the City of Langford and the West Shore Developers Association (WSDA) have each committed $5,000 to The Forge, a new trades-focused mental health and recovery hub being built in Langford by the Construction Foundation of BC. Together, they are […]