Three years after QISHS was created, longtime islander Bill O’Connor donated a one acre parcel of land on O’Connor Road to the society. This donated land accommodated the building of two duplexes and a detached home for Quadra seniors. Thanks to his donation and the support of community groups and businesses – BCOAPO Branch 91, Quadra Island Seniors, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 154, the Real Estate Foundation of BC, Quadra Island Credit Union, and Coastal Community Credit Union – two duplexes were completed by 2010. In 2013 a fifth unit was ready, and there’s been a waiting list ever since!
In February 2016 a CMHC-funded Seniors Housing Needs Study confirmed Quadra’s need for more affordable seniors housing. QISHS remortgaged the existing five units in 2016 to purchase the adjacent lot at 688 Harper Road and start the process of providing more housing for Quadra seniors.