City council in Trail, B.C., split on renewing permit for homeless shelter that was never supposed to be permanent, but has become essential for people without shelter in tight housing market
The little facility in a downtown alleyway in Trail, B.C., was never intended to be a 24/7 homeless shelter.
Michael Smith pushes a cart with his belongings in downtown Trail, B.C. He said he hasn't let himself think about what will happen to his life if the homeless shelter in the community was to shut down.“The guests at the shelter are from the community and they’re not going anywhere,” said Ms. Gurr, who added that shelters in nearby cities are full, and statements taken from shelter users to present to council painted a desperate picture if it was to close.
“It would bruise relationships with BC Housing and ministries that are helping – all you’re doing is cutting off your lifeline.”agency’s work for much of the province’s Interior, said the same situation is playing out in small communities across the region, where the number of people using shelters has, in some cases, risen by 50 to 100 per cent.
“When I see businesses that have been established in this town for years and years, I can’t support not seeing some serious changes happening,” said Ms. Dobie, who said she is supportive of a permanent shelter and didn’t take her decision to vote against the current one lightly.
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