A 10-home seniors housing project in Bassano reached its groundbreaking milestone in September. The federal government, Alberta and Newell Housing Foundation marked the start of Connection Flats in a CMHC release dated Sept. 18, 2026.

The project received $3.4 million in joint federal and provincial funding. CMHC identified the future location as 634–5 Street in the southern Alberta community.

The announcement said construction was expected to finish in spring 2027. That is the schedule reported at groundbreaking, rather than confirmation that the homes have since been completed or are ready for occupancy.

For local housing coverage, the project’s scale and intended residents are the central details: 10 homes designed for seniors. The announcement describes one development and should not be read as a count of all seniors housing planned across the province.

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CMHCCanada and Alberta celebrate groundbreaking for housing for seniors in Bassano

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