“Because this hotel is now in public ownership, the almost 100 people who are safely housed with supports now can breathe a sigh of relief — they won’t have to move at the end of the lease,” Housing Minister David Eby said in a statement Wednesday. The plan is to convert 94 of the hotel’s 96 rooms to temporary supportive-housing units, with the other two units used for administration. The goal is to eventually turn the entire property into affordable rental housing, Eby said. The purchase includes the hotel and two adjacent parking lots at 722 and 726 Discovery St. It’s the third hotel purchased by the province in Greater Victoria in the past year, as it focuses on providing housing to address the years-long issue of people living in parks and on the streets.