Vision statement
To be the leading provider of quality, affordable and inspiring housing solutions for populations in need in the Shuswap.
Mission Statement
To foster empathy, compassion, teamwork, and excellence in working and achieving our Vision and Mission with a deep commitment to diversity, respect, equity, and inclusion.
Guiding principles:
- To provide housing options to enable people to live and work in the same community.
- To commit to a universal design that seeks to create living environments that offer safety and comfort for all people with no need for adaption or functional changes, ensuring that older adults have the services and support they need to live independently with dignity in their homes and communities.
- To create developments that engage smart growth principles utilizing mixed land uses, compact design, distinctive and attractive communities, preservation of natural beauty, varied transportation choices, and stakeholder collaboration in development.
- To maintain community support through both meaningful engagement and reverence for local beauty, culture, and commerce.
- RSHS has a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek a broad set of perspectives and cultures and respect the differences while seeking to foster empathy, compassion, teamwork, and excellence in how we work and achieve our mission.
- To collaborate and leverage expertise with other regional, provincial, and national organizations.
- To support locally-owned businesses and contribute to a robust local economy.
- To incorporate energy-efficient and green building techniques and materials throughout all design and construction.
SERVICE AREA
RSHS services all unincorporated communities in the Shuswap, focusing on Electoral Areas C,D,E,F,G within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. Our work is concentrated on communities that have some level of public infrastructure (town water, sewer, electricity) and access to services.
Communities We Serve:
- Turtle Valley
- Anglemont
- Blind Bay
- Celista
- Chase
- Eagle Bay
- Falkland
- Gardom Lake
- Grandview Beach
- Lee Creek
- Magna Bay
- Malakwa
- Notch Hill
- Salmon River Valley
- Scotch Creek
- Seymour Arm
- Silver Creek
- Sorrento
- St. Ives
- Sunnybrae
- Tappen