Executive committee passes purchase of new homeless shelter, council approval required
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Regina Executive Committee has passed the purchase of a new building for a low-barrier homeless shelter in Regina.
Regina Executive Committee has passed the purchase of a new building for a low-barrier homeless shelter in Regina.
The site is at 1600 Halifax Street, the current location of The Regina Eagles Club.
This location was identified by administration out of 72 possible sites and recommended to executive committee.
“I can think of no neighbourhood that would universally welcome a shelter in their area,” City Manager Niki Anderson told committee members. “There is no location where everyone would agree this is the right location.”
The shelter will be owned by the city but operated by Regina Treaty Status/Indian Services (RTSIS) through funding from the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) and federal government.
The project has the backing of $7.5 million in investment from all three levels of government, including $3 million from the SHC, in addition to the allocation of $1.5 million from the city’s social development reserve.
The Eagles say they were notified by neighbouring property owners of the city’s wanting to purchase their building.
