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| The old McLean And Rudderham store (seen above from 2012) will be the home for a temporary winter shelter |
In his update for residents posted to the Mayor's Facebook page, Mr. Brain notes the work that has gone into the process, which included the need to have a budget approved by BC Housing which was granted today.
The Mayor outlines how the housing team is in place to open the location and is currently in the process of preparing the building so that those living in the tent city can move in as soon as possible, with hopes to have them in place by this weekend.
The notice stresses that this is but a temporary location for this winter only, and that longer term options will be explored later for next winter.
As for the other housing initiative that was announced by MLA Jennifer Rice this week, the Mayor offered up some background notes, advising that the City is still in the process of securing a location to install the 44 units of modular housing that had been promised to arrive by March by the province on Tuesday.
You can review the full advisory from the Mayor below:
North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice has yet to provide any notes of her own, related to the Friday announcement from the Mayor.
For a review of the week's worth of news related to the housing issues see our archive page here.
As well we have been tracking items related to the Tent City protest at City Hall here.
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ReplyDeleteOkay. The organizers and supporters of Tent City have done an amazing job of both meeting the needs of homeless people and holding politicians to account. They really should have been given an opportunity to make a statement at the council meeting. The Mayor and Council control their own procedures and there was no reason for not giving them that recognition.
ReplyDeleteA commitment of Provincial funds to address both immediate and longer term needs reflects favorably on MLA Jennifer Rice. She clearly did some good constituency work. Suggestions that it was just a coincidence that people were camped on the City Hall lawn when the commitments were made are not plausible.
It's not clear what the City has contributed. The Mayor has urged citizens to make donations, as many have already been doing. Where is the City's donation? A City that has Legacy funds that the Mayor and Council are effectively free to spend as they wish should be able to contribute funds to help address homelessness (and likewise for a kids park on McKay Street).
A man with a hatred for the city. Probably best to give a call to find out what they contributed. A lot more than your arm chair politics I’m sure. Good on everyone for making this happen, including the city.
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