In the two months since The Hub was forced to close its doors, it said eight homeless people in Leduc have died — adding that is the same amount lost during the previous year.
Just one meeting after Leduc city councillors narrowly voted 4-3 last month in favour of opening a seasonal emergency shelter, councillors are reopening the debate. Morgan Black explains why., Alta., councillors narrowly voted in favour of opening a seasonal emergency shelter for the city’s homeless, the debate at council is being reopened.
“We don’t have any new information, nothing groundbreaking. There’s been no material change in circumstances. And so in my view, it’s not good practice to do that.”Click to share quote on Twitter: "We don't have any new information, nothing groundbreaking. There's been no material change in circumstances. And so in my view, it's not good practice to do that."
“That shelter would only have been open less than 15 days last winter. And so what do people do for the other 160 days in winter?” Young said.Click to share quote on Twitter: "Shelters in some places are absolutely necessary, but they don't solve the problem."The mayor suggests administration should explore the merits of hiring more staff to assist vulnerable people, as well as directing them to the province’s navigation centre in Edmonton.
Leduc HUB Association board chair Shannon Dalke said if funded, they have the capacity to run a navigation centre similar to what is in Edmonton.
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