Executive Committee Suggests One-Time Grant for Businesses Near New Regina Shelter

Executive committee suggests one-time grant for businesses near new Regina shelter

Bobby Krznar left City Hall Wednesday with mixed feelings about the latest offer from the City of Regina to compensate business owners who will soon be neighbours with a new emergency shelter in Heritage.

‘Black-mandated’ homeless shelter on way, City Hall confirms

At Toronto’s planned “black mandated” shelter, staff will be subject to racial quotas – and experience in running a shelter is not required.

‘Transcending the status quo,’ Toronto shelter workers say a Black-mandated shelter will address gap in culturally specific care - NOW Toronto

Toronto is aiming to open at least one Black-mandated shelter, and some Toronto-based shelter workers think it is a step in the right direction for the shelter system.