Entries from October 2008

October 1, 2008

CITY AND PROVINCE SHOULD USE EMPTY HOTEL ROOMS FOR TEMPORARY SHELTERS

An estimated 400 hotel rooms in the Downtown Eastside are vacant and could be upgraded cheaply and turned into temporary shelters for people who are homeless on the street.
According to estimates by the Carnegie Community Action Project these units are available in privately owned buildings such as the Dominion Hotel, American Hotel, Argyle Hotel, Backpacker [...]