Ground blessing held ahead of supportive housing and shelter construction

New shelter coming to St. Catharines, Ont., a crucial part of getting people into secure housing: officials

Emergency homeless shelters like the new one planned for St. Catharines, Ont., play an important role in ongoing efforts to get people who are unhoused into safe, stable housing, officials with Niagara's regional government say.

Ground blessing held ahead of supportive housing and shelter construction

Members of the K’ómoks First Nation presided over a blessing ceremony at the site of Courtenay’s new supportive housing and shelter project on July 24. Elders, Matriarchs and representatives from the K’ómoks, Pentlatch, Sathloot and Sasitla participated in the spreading of eagle down ceremony at the project site located at 925 and 933 Braidwood Road. “The people that we have here with us from our community are the ones who are going to be helpin…