For nearly five decades the Town and Country Motor Inn saw countless parties in its bars and gave travelling truckers a place to rest and clean up from the road.
" a lot of good memories for a lot of people it also brought a lot of drugs, prostitution, murder," said Jacquie Meyer, with Victory Foundation.
The organization, which started out as a street church in the early 90's, bought the notorious property for $4 million last year and set about gutting its rooms and common areas with plans to give it new life as a refuge for vulnerable families. "So what were looking to do here is to develop 48 more units for women, women with children and seniors," said Matthew Bannerman, director of housing with Victory. "We're getting so many referrals, obviously there's an incredible need in Calgary."
The foundation is in the process of putting another $7 million into the building, which will include retail space, a group kitchen and cafeteria as well as wellness supports for eventual residents. The foundation also runs more than 70 beds in Ogden as well as an outreach program for sex trade workers and other exploited women called HER Victory.Fundraising is still underway to complete the project, but roughly $2.2 million has been raised so far.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U of C students raise concerns about proposed tuition hikes at university town hallU of C students expressed their concerns about the school\u0027s proposed tuition hikes during a town hall with university administration.
Read more »
Langford-based Canadian men's and women's teams ready for Cape Town SevensCanadian teams begin play on Friday in South Africa
Read more »
“Meanwhile In Canada”: 50 Memes That Perfectly Reflect The CountryCanada—a land filled with myth, politeness, and rivers of maple syrup cascading down into the mouths of the thirsty.
Read more »
Di Gregorio Developments buys Thunder Bay Country Club propertyRead the full story and comment on Tbnewswatch.com
Read more »
Alberta town sells 2 winning lottery tickets 3 days apart'We used to dream about being lottery winners; now we are,' said Maxine Thompson.
Read more »