Windsor is moving forward with a concept to transform the former Windsor Arena into a pod-style transitional housing facility called “The Village at The Barn,” part of a campus-style site that will include the adjacent Homelessness and Housing Help Hub (H4).

“This supportive and transitional pod-style village is modelled after a concept that has been proven to move vulnerable populations toward stable housing in a more dignified and cost-effective manner than what is available locally today,” said Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens. “The concept builds on work undertaken for years, through extensive public and stakeholder consultation around the creation of H4 and the exploration of a Housing Hub, to arrive at a path forward that can work for Windsor.”