Building Safety, Together

Women In Need (WIN) House of Edmonton has been selected to develop non-market housing at 4910 Matheson Way NW in the community of Miller. This development will provide rental accommodations to families rebuilding their lives after escaping violence.

Our vision is to create a warm and inviting environment where people can rebuild their lives and families in safety and peace. Community support is essential to that process – that's why we

hope this building will become an active part of the Miller community, with space for community
get-togethers and opportunities for community involvement.

About Us

Since 1968, WIN House has offered families a safe place to flee from violence. We opened Canada’s first purpose-built shelter for women and their children fleeing violence in 1982, and
since then, we have expanded to offer three shelter facilities in Edmonton, with capacity for
72 individuals.

We’re proud to have helped thousands of people escape violence and rebuild their lives over the course of many years – in 2023-2024 alone, we helped house and support nearly 400 individuals. But we know there is more to do – last year, we had to turn away 1,982 requests for help because
of a lack of space in our facilities. There is huge demand for more access to help and services, and WIN House is working to meet that need.

WIN Together – The Miller Project

Background

WIN House was the successful proponent to develop 4910 Matheson Way NW into housing. We acquired the site through the City of Edmonton’s Surplus School site process – you can read more about that process here.

Community Engagement

We completed two rounds of public engagement with the Miller community, in August and October of 2025, to share and refine our plans based on community feedback. You can learn more about that process and our response to feedback by reviewing our public engagement What We Heard report that includes summaries from both engagement sessions.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our consultations; your ideas and feedback have helped us immensely.

Project Schedule

We expect to begin construction on the project in spring 2026. Stay tuned for more information on the schedule and our groundbreaking celebration!

We are eager see the WIN Together project succeed in Miller and want to build lasting relationships with our neighbours.

Contact

If you have questions about the project, the construction schedule, or would like to get involved with WIN House, please contact WIN House’s Community Engagement Builder, Michelle Lindstrom, at community.builder@winhouse.org.

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Miller - East Entry

Miller - East Perspective

Miller - Overhead Site Plan

Miller - East Entry

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Architect's Preliminary Renderings (potential for some minor changes)

Project Details

The WIN Together project will be second- and third-stage housing, meaning it won't primarily be intended for individuals and children who have just escaped a violent situation, but rather those who have already connected to support services and are ready to rebuild their lives.

Tenants will be accepted on a referral basis and will be screened by our WIN House team before being offered a space in our Miller Project. Residents will pay rent as a proportion of their income and the average tenancy duration will be 18-24 months, based on our experience with housing of this type.

The five-storey apartment building will feature 64 residential units, including a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units. The ground floor will house WIN House’s offices and essential communal areas for supportive services, including a multi-purpose/community room, communal kitchen, ceremony room, meditation and prayer room, and other shared spaces.

WIN House will offer on-site services to tenants, including counselling, assistance in arranging future long-term housing, legal advocacy, health services, professional skill-building, training activities, and more. We know from our decades of experience how essential these types of support are to the recovery process, and how vital the sense of living in a safe, supportive, and welcoming community is to individuals working to rebuild their lives.