Shelter Beds

• Saskatoon’s Lighthouse shutting down shelter beds

  Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said he wouldn't back down from helping people as the Lighthouse shelter beds close, but he's concerned about having more people looking for help.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2022
  
• London, Ont. shelter services prepare for bed cuts as city readies new contracts

  City staff and shelter services say they won't know the impact of new rules in upcoming contracts until a request for proposal process is wrapped up.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
  
• Advertisement
• Nova Scotia invests $350K for more shelter beds in Halifax

  The province said it's investing $350,000 to add temporary shelter beds to increase capacity and ensure physical distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
• Advertisement
• ‘It is a true gift’: Nova Scotia announces 40 new shelter beds for homeless people in Halifax

  Funding of $1.7 million will create 25 beds at the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre and an additional 15 beds operated by the North End Community Health Centre.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2020
• Peterborough’s overflow shelter bed program relocating to Murray Street Baptist Church

  The new overflow shelter bed program will operate from 9:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. daily.

  Economy

  Feb 4, 2020
• Vernon adds more beds to temporary winter shelter program

  The temporary winter shelter program, which is run by Turning Points Collaborative Society, now has space for 25 people who are experiencing homelessness to sleep.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2020
• Toronto under extreme cold weather alert, temperatures to plunge overnight

  Temperatures are forecast to drop to the negative-teens overnight, with a wind chill near -20 C.

  Weather

  Jan 12, 2019
• Toronto’s shelter system struggling to cope with influx of refugee claimants

  City officials say the number of refugee claimants in Toronto's shelter system has increased from 459 in 2016 to 2,351 in April 2018.

  Politics

  Apr 26, 2018
• Advertisement
• Toronto anti-poverty advocates issue another call for more shelter beds

  Toronto frontline agencies and advocates say the city's current plan to add 361 new beds in 2018 isn't sufficient.

  Politics

  Feb 6, 2018
• Advertisement
• Toronto winter warming centres for homeless don’t meet basic shelter standards: report

  The report also said 70 per cent of clients reported witnessing verbal, physical, or sexual violence while another 46 per cent reported experiencing violence.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2018