The mid-July draft of a shelter recovery strategy, expected to be released in September, was obtained by the Star from a source involved in the document’s development. “The shelter system needs to be seen to change before people in encampments will be convinced that they will be safer in shelter. Ashleigh Dalton, SSHA’s manager of strategic policy and service planning, says the shelter recovery strategy will be released publicly on Sept. 15, a week before it goes to the City’s planning and housing committee. Winter shelters were usually up and running by Oct. 15, before temperatures typically dip below freezing in early November. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“If that’s not enough, there’s no time to do something else.

Source: thestar August 27, 2020 23:20 UTC