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need to function as an airport
to be a challenge. Maybe it could
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where it could be easily monitored be willing to go up to -25.” CAO
“In multiple discussions in the
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Councillor Troy Sorenson said,
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as needed.
the change rooms at the Griffiths
there if we were to provide a
location and supervision of that a concrete building and renting it Latour asked Council, “Are we Park Outdoor Skating Rink on
780-723-578780-723-5787 location,” said General Manager of out to a non-profit organization for looking just in the evenings for January 15 to provide a warm
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that temperature range or are we
place to stay for those in need.
four months of the year. Then
Community and Protective
A heated trailer and washroom
Services Guy Latour. “With the
throughout the day?”
months we can find some other
homeless population, sometimes hopefully for the remaining eight looking at that temperature range are expected to arrive soon to PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE
Zahara replied, “From my
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of drug, mental health, and
thing. I think there are places
This temporary facility will be set
issue, but I think we need to
violence issues, and we would be
putting staff in a position that partner with some other where individuals can go to up in the parking lot of the Edson ready in minutes while you wait...
might be potentially unsafe for organization that can handle the [during the day], whether that's airport and will be available for
them.” significant work load.” other agencies, the Friendship use when the temperature drops
Latour stated that the Town of Councillor Jacqui Currie noted, Centre, or even walking through below -30 (including windchill).
This is a temporary, emergency
Edson also does not currently have “We have 71 homeless people in - commercial buildings. I think the measure taken by Council and a
evening is the concern when
any staff with the required training 48. That's a liability beyond
PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE and experience to work with anything else. I think this policy everything is locked down and more robust policy will be
there's nowhere for them to go.”
developed in the near future.
homeless people dealing with drug should have been in place long
Latour commented, “That was
The Town is asking that
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Mayor Zahara commented, “I
“If we were to ask for volunteers,
were to open up a facility, it would these individuals during this time
we would have to ensure that those think liability is certainly a
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that to be a hiccup for us actually
directed through the Edson
to safely deal with those
officers, with the help of RCMP,
Friendship Centre at 780-723-
doing the right thing. I would like
individuals,” he added.
Although the hospitality room at
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shelter for the homeless in extreme temporary unmanned structure. We
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and yes, there was damage there,
against this, “If you were to put
some people in there unsupervised, which is why it is now locked, but
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CAO Mike Derricott stated that
we have an ammonia leak —how
do you protect their safety at that the airport's only larger risk is its
time?” sensitive equipment, which, if
During the time period for damaged, could hinder service
questions and comments from provided by the airport. Instead,
Councillors, Councillor Gean Derricott suggested looking at
Chouinard suggested providing an using the Kinsmen Youth Shack as
unsupervised, temporary shelter to a shelter.
house the homeless during Councillor Sorenson said, “I
extreme cold temperatures. really have to express my concern
Deputy Mayor Krystal Baier that we are making the easy moral
asked, “Are we in the best position choice right now to open the door
to be the ones opening this type of and we're not willing to make the
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to decide when we are closing that
or groups within our community
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there for three or four months.”
Latour replied that the position
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Zahara also stated his concern
with this because this is a very
important issue to me personally. I for utilizing the Kinsmen Youth with large windows . For these plans
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Baier said, “If I were to sum this
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for heat in the event of extreme
space that provides heat where
they can get out of the elements,”
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