Plummeting temperatures are forcing people who live on the streets to light open fires for warmth, and shelters to stretch beyond capacity.
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“There are a lot of people trying to keep warm, and although open flames can be very dangerous, we also understand people are doing whatever they can to survive,” he said.Article content “When the public goes into these places and you see a few people sitting there and they’re taking up seats … it would be great if people can say, ‘Hi,’ and be friendly. People on the street are relying on this right now,” said Campbell.Article content“Human-to-human, we can’t turn people away, so we are using any square footage we have,” said Upkar Singh Tatlay of Engaged Community of Canada Society, which runs an emergency daytime warming centre in White Rock.
For example, a storage centre at Main and Hastings that was established to help with the CRAB Park tent city will operate as a warming centre for a few nights.
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