shelters

Health

Housing crisis is forcing more seniors into shelters, doctors say

More older adults are becoming homeless in Canada and relying on shelters, straining an already under-resourced system, a group of…

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Canada

As fire claims 2 more lives at Saint John encampment, first tenants arrive at shipping container shelters

Matthew Tobias’s new shelter is basic and cramped: an 8 X 10 plywood box inside a beige shipping container.  “Just four walls,…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. rollout of self-contained shelters not fast enough to meet crisis, says opposition

Nova Scotia Community Services Minister Brendan Maguire is confident all 200 of the small sleeping units the provincial government purchased last…

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Canada

He felt abandoned in Manitoba’s emergency shelters. Here’s what he says needs to change in child welfare

One of the only signs anyone was paying attention to Joshua Nepinak during his teenage years was the black book…

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Nova Scotia

Residents, parents speak out against new temporary shelters in Lower Sackville

Residents and parents spoke loud and clear during a meeting Thursday about new temporary shelters opening in Lower Sackville, arguing…

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Nova Scotia

CBRM counciller says neighbours have concerns about plans to put shelters in Whitney Pier

A municipal councillor in Sydney, N.S., says residents are raising concerns about plans to locate 30 self-contained temporary shelters in the Whitney Pier neighbourhood.…

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Nova Scotia

Tiny shelters: Effective homelessness solution or ‘performative’?

Following an update last week on the province’s work to build several tiny emergency shelter villages to help lodge a…

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Nova Scotia

Temporary shelters in Sydney will bring 30 people in from the cold

New temporary shelters coming to Sydney, N.S., will help 30 people experiencing homelessness, but there are still more people in need…

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Halifax

Lower Sackville encampment volunteers plead with N.S. for safe shelters after man injured in collapsed tent

She’s not asking for much. Just a little shelter with a roof and some heat. “It’s not like anybody here…

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Canada

Volunteers purchase ice-fishing shelters for people without homes in Halifax

Volunteer groups have purchased ice-fishing shelters to help homeless people brave the cold, wet weather in Halifax, which received its…

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