56 people sleep at pop-up emergency shelter in London, Ont., amid overnight temperature drop
CBC
For the first time this season, dozens of people who have no permanent home slept at a pop-up shelter at London, Ont.'s Boyle Community Centre, taking up almost all of the available beds.
The city opened an additional 60 shelter beds Sunday. Fifty-six people show up to sleep.
The beds and facilities at the pop-up shelter were comfortable, according to Jennifer Parker, who stayed for the night. She said all of the staff were kind and polite, and although she considers the emergency beds a mandatory effort on the part of the city, she appreciates the help.
"They're taking time out of their lives and families to help us," she said. "We're very grateful for it."
The city's policy this winter is that additional beds will be available when temperatures drop below –15 C with a wind chill of –20 C. Overnight into Monday, Environment Canada said the temperature hit –17 C, but felt colder with the wind chill.
"We are monitoring weather conditions to see if threshold temperatures will be met [tonight], to determine if the temporary warming centre needs to be in place again this evening as part of the City of London’s extreme temperature protocol," said city spokesperson Andrea Rosebrugh.
The Boyle Community Centre was closed Monday morning as it was being cleaned, and could remain shut if the city decides to reopen at night.
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