Edmonton Encampments

• Edmonton council considering 48 ideas to help end homelessness

  Nearly one month after declaring homelessness an emergency, Edmonton city councillors have been presented with four dozen potential solutions.

  Canada

  Feb 12
  
• Edmonton police commission meeting interrupted by advocates angry with encampment response

  The latest meeting of the Edmonton Police Commission devolved Thursday when members of the public interrupted police chief Dale McFee’s comments on encampments.

  Canada

  Jan 18
  
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• Alberta government announces ‘navigation and support centre’ for homeless Edmontonians

  The Alberta government announced it is opening a new "navigation and support centre" aimed at providing increased support for people living in homeless encampments across the city.

  Politics

  Jan 17
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• Edmonton’s Pimatisiwin emergency shelter leading to permanent housing

  As temperatures plummet in Edmonton, NiGiNan Housing Ventures hopes people who come to stay at its emergency shelters will ultimately lead them to permanent housing.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• Edmonton mayor seeks homeless crisis emergency declaration: ‘System is at a breaking point’

  Edmonton's mayor says the city's homeless crisis has reached a breaking point, but the province says it already has a cabinet committee working on it — without the his involvement.

  Politics

  Jan 11
• Efforts to dismantle 8th high-risk Edmonton homeless encampment stalled

  Seven of eight Edmonton homeless encampments assessed as 'high-risk' have been closed, but efforts to dismantle the eighth, on Rowland Road, was met with resistance.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• Emergency injunction granted to stop large encampment eviction in Edmonton

  On Friday, the courts granted an interim injunction against the City of Edmonton and police, which advocates filed to halt the closure of dozens of homeless encampments.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
• Edmonton Police Service sees numbers drop in high-crime areas

  The Edmonton Police Service updated the Edmonton Police Commission Thursday on two programs they say are making a big difference for crime and safety in the city.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2023
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• City calls on feds for more support for Edmonton’s affordable housing crisis

  Edmonton's mayor co-wrote a letter to the federal government asking for funding for affordable housing, something the city desperately needs as encampments continue to grow.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2023
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• Edmonton passes new enhanced encampment response plan, increases housing, social services

  The plan, which passed in city council on Monday, will target 100 houseless persons living rough with housing initiatives and social supports this summer.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2023