More than 100 people gathered in a Penticton park on Friday to protest a city council decision to close an emergency shelter at the end of March. "When I was young I was in a homeless shelter for two years. Lee, who says she once lived in a homeless shelter and declined to share her last name, wants the Penticton emergency shelter to stay open beyond the end of the month. Housing said it "is not involved with the protest in Penticton and Desiree Franz is not a direct employee of B.C. Daybreak South 7:13 Protest against closure of temporary homeless shelter in Penticton Friday afternoon Protest organizer Desiree Franz speaks to Chris Walker about the rally this afternoon in Penticton.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2021 04:07 UTC