Report on new shelter locations delayed until after public hearing

On that day, council will hear from the public about a one-year extension at the Safe Harbour-operated shelter’s current home at Cannery Row. Then council will consider second and third readings.

“If the public isn’t privy to that information about locations, but council is, we wouldn’t be in good standing at the public hearing,” explains Sarah Tittemore, GM, Community Services. “This is why we wanted to make sure we don’t have those discussions with council until after the public hearing, so that all the info at the public hearing is shared with council and the public equally.”

She explains further that they’re still doing the research and compiling a list of locations in the case council doesn’t approve the one-year Cannery Row extension.

Tittemore says administration still anticipates having a report on alternative locations ready well before August.

When council passed first reading of the one-year extension during a recent meeting, it was said there were upwards of 50 possible locations, none of which were close to being move-in ready.

Tittemore says that list has since been cut to between 20 and 30.

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by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Report on new shelter locations delayed until after public hearing

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