Saskatoon warming spaces open, some turn to tent encampments
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On Tuesday, Prairie Harm Reduction announced it would stay open 24/7 for the next week to offer people a warm safe place until the city’s plan took effect.
The snow, wind and cold temperatures are here and those with a roof over their head are turning up the heat.
But for those without a home, it is a dangerous time.
The City of Saskatoon recently found a home for their temporary emergency shelter at 210 Pacific Ave. The shelter is expected to open sometime this winter and will offer between 30 and 40 beds.
The city hopes more shelters will follow.
“Ideally, we would be prepared and these locations would be opened in October and that’s our goal,” Pamela Goulden-McLeod, the Saskatoon director of emergency management said.
“We did start working on this in May. We had challenges finding funding, we had challenges finding locations.”
In the meantime, other emergency shelter spaces, including the Salvation Army at St. Mary’s Parish and Prairie Harm Reduction, are doing their part.
On Tuesday, Prairie Harm Reduction announced it would stay open 24/7 for the next week to offer people a warm, safe place until the city’s plan took effect.
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