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Need for Merritt shelter solution

August 18, 2024

Housing advocates in Merritt are anxiously waiting for a long-term shelter solution for the city’s homeless population. The only shelter was forced to close late last month because of deteriorating conditions. Michael Reeve of CFJC News reports.

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