An aerial depiction of two subdivisions proposed for Shawnigan Lake in the Cowichan Valley Regional District. Known as Shawnigan Village and Shawnigan Estates, the projects will deliver approximately 500-units of housing, plus commercial spaces, an arts school, seniors facilities, medical offices and a grocery store.
Eco-friendly subdivisions in Shawnigan Lake to include below-market houses, rental apartments and commercial village
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...Although separated by some 400 meters, developer Aaron Usatch describes the two projects as having a symbiotic relationship through a wastewater treatment process diverting used potable water from the Sager property east to the Shawnigan Estates subdivision.
According to Usatch, the lack of wastewater treatment has been a long-time obstacle to developing the Sager land for housing and commercial uses, relegating it to largely vacant status for over two decades.“One of the perennial challenges of building on 2821 Shawnigan Lake Road has been the need to collect and treat its wastewater. The solution we’ve developed is to pump water and sewage from the property to Shawnigan Estates, treat the outflow at a state-of-the-art treatment facility, then use that treated, drinkable water to flush toilets at Shawnigan Estates and to irrigate a 20-acre biodynamic farm,” said Usatch, adding that “the farm at the heart of our proposal will effectively unlock the potential of the Sager lands, while providing food security to the region and saving the water equivalent of an Olympic-sized swimming pool every day.”