People needing a warm place to stay in Prince George next week will need to act fast with the cold weather approaching.
In October, the province announced funding for 40 extra beds to the Ketsoh Yoh Centre, the Association Advocating for Women and Community (AWAC) as well as the Active Support Against Poverty Housing Society.
Community Partners Addressing Homelessness spokesperson, Kerry Pateman expects all of them to be jam-packed.
“I will say that often our shelters are over capacity even with these extra beds and I know that one of them last night had 65 people staying inside.”
“The only worry I have is the strain that will be placed upon them but again, their first priority is to make sure nobody is left outside.”
Daytime highs are only expected to reach into the mid-minus twenties while the overnight lows could get as chilly as -36 according to Environment Canada.
Extreme weather response shelters in BC are available until March 31st.
This season, the province will have over 1,350 temporary shelter spaces and over 820 extreme weather response spaces set up.
Pateman adds Prince George will be participating in a homeless count this April.
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