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The consultant highlights the potential for an economic boon to Vanier with the roughly 150 employees and 300 volunteers who would be working directly at the complex throughout the year.

The construction of the complex would have a one-time employment impact, resulting in 480 direct and indirect jobs with a total payroll of $20.1 million, the study says.

Based on its conversations with the Salvation Army, the consultant also calculated how much money clients would receive from government and personal sources and potentially spend in Vanier. The estimate is $3.3 million annually.

Rideau-Vanier ward has huge potential on the horizon with more residential developments attracting people to the central-east part of the city, the consultant points out.

The Salvation Army’s proposed complex would be “a catalyst for more growth and prosperity on Montreal Road” and the surrounding area, the report says.

The development application to relocate the Salvation Army’s shelter and health services from the ByWard Market to Vanier, replacing a motel with a 103,000-square-foot complex, is expected to go through the municipal political approval process this fall.

There would be 350 beds at the complex, with the emergency shelter using 140 of them. Most of the beds would be for other health and social service programs.

The Salvation Army also plans to spend $350,000 to upgrade the existing Thrift Store in Vanier.

The organization hopes to have the new complex open in 2020 if it receives the necessary planning approvals from city hall.