Twenty of the new spaces will come online this week, while the province says the remaining 52 spaces will be ready in the 'weeks ahead.'
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon announced the creation of 72 new shelter spaces in the city at existing facilities, 20 of which will come online this week.
It also comes amid efforts to break up an entrenched homeless camp in the 900-block of Pandora Avenue that has raised safety concerns so severe that first responders will no longer attend calls in the area without a police escort.Earlier this month the city and Victoria police announced a plan to address the encampment through increased police and bylaw patrols and with the ultimate aim of removing it.
“This is essentially not fair — it is not fair to the city of Victoria, it is not fair to the province, it is not fair to the people seeking help.”Republicans flock to Democratic convention with ‘common cause’ to elect Harris
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