CTV News
Richmond’s two overnight warming centres are set to close Monday, and one outreach worker tells CTV News now is not the time to take away resources from a growing homeless population.
“There’s going to be a lot more people on the street,” said Hugh Freiberg, who delivers meals to Richmond’s homeless population six nights a week. …
Richmond’s mayor admits finding a solution isn’t easy and says the city is constantly working with the province and federal government on funding and resources for the community’s most vulnerable.
“In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have any of the tents around,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “But we live in a region, in a province, in a country where there are plenty of homeless people and so we try and support them as best we can.”
B.C.’s Ministry of Housing told CTV News that Richmond’s emergency shelter spaces operated at 87 per cent capacity from January to March of this year.