Oceanside Homelessness Task Force – District 69, Parksville, BC
Finding Solutions for Our Community's Homeless
VICTORIA — Media and local officials took a behind-the-scenes tour of the Tiny Homes Village in Victoria, which is set to receive its first 30 occupants on May 12. https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/inside-victoria-s-tiny-homes-village-made-of-converted-shipping-containers-1.5408034 Continue reading Inside Victoria’s Tiny Homes Village made of converted shipping containers
“Typically, many of the temporary shelters that we operate close at the end of March. However, given that we are still in the midst of a pandemic and there is a particularly large need for this space right now in Kelowna, we are extending operations at temporary shelters,” BC Housing said. https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article_cec6fc72-972b-11eb-a49d-c7e1f58ab517.html Continue reading Winter shelter for Kelowna homeless will run through summer
The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy said there is a “misconception that people who experience homelessness are the same people, month in and month out,” when, in fact, people who use emergency shelters are “not necessarily the same people who will use them next month.” Continue reading There is more turnover at Calgary homeless shelters than you think, new study suggests
The shelter, funded by the province, will provide a much-needed warm, safe and secure place to sleep for people who are experiencing homelessness in the community, BC Housing spokesperson Laura Mathews said in an email. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/02/23/news/community-advocates-long-awaited-cold-weather-shelter-parksville Continue reading Community advocates excited by long-awaited cold weather shelter in Parksville
Environment Canada issued sweeping alerts for Vancouver Island this week predicting the coldest weather of the year as arctic air and frigid temperatures descend along its east coast. Yet the homeless in Parksville and Qualicum Beach have nowhere to seek warmth from the deep freeze after the region’s only cold weather shelter was closed last … Continue reading Lack of emergency shelter leaving homeless out in the cold in Oceanside
The Town of Qualicum Beach is looking to work with BC Housing to create a temporary cold-weather shelter – using municipal land – for individuals with mild-to-moderate needs. Continue reading Qualicum Beach council looks to solve area’s cold-weather shelter problem
Littlejohn says community needs to be part of solution to homelessness By AUREN RUVINSKY “Women face a much different experience on the street,” says Doreen “Coco” Littlejohn, a Parksville Qualicum Beach nurse with two degrees and more than 30 years experience working on the front lines of homelessness, including more than 15 years in Vancouver’s … Continue reading ‘Women face a much different experience on the street’: Parksville Qualicum Beach nurse
Oceanside Homelessness Task Force - District 69, Parksville, BC 