According to a city councillor, Saskatoon has passed a motion, asking the province to engage heavily with the public for consultation where the site is going to be located.
WATCH: The Saskatchewan government recently shared details on a plan to tackle homelessness and its action plan for mental health and addictions.The City of Saskatoon is pushing the provincial government to provide public consultation while it works to identify sites for two new emergency shelters.The shelters are said to be designed to provide a medically-supervised and secure place for people to go to for up to 24 hours.
They have also asked the province to provide names and potential service providers, as well as operating plans for security and safety around the site.Canada is in for a cooler winter in real estate as sales slow: CREA “We have learned from emergency shelters in other locations that public consultation is a necessity. We have to talk to the residents if it’s going to be close to a residential area.”
Hill said that the city and province should consider looking into light industrial areas for the new locations, instead of residential neighbourhoods.
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