Twenty new temporary shelter spaces will be opening at the site of the former Riverview Hospital early next year, the province announced on Wednesday. Now renamed as Sumiqwuelu (suh-Mee-kwuh El-uh) the shelter is scheduled to operate nightly from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., providing overnight accommodation for people currently living in encampments across the Tri-Cities. […]
The churches that provided a winter shelter for unhoused folks are no longer participating
'It’s really nice for Port Moody to send me letters to say that I should declare housing as a human right, but there’s an onus on the local government that writes that letter to also treat it as a human right.'
A Halloween staple in the Tri-Cities since 2017 closed its doors for good this year. It was a decision Marcarthy Whyzel says will give him more time to work on other community initiatives
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