Prince George is one of 63 communities in the province that saw shelter spaces open up on November 1st.
The province said it includes permanent and temporary year-round shelters, homeless encampment action response temporary housing (HEARTH) shelters, temporary winter shelters, and extreme weather response (EWR) shelters, which operate overnight when a community issues an extreme weather alert.
P.G. will have 151 permanent year-round shelter spaces, with locations including:
- Bridget Moran Place, 1188 6th Ave. (45 spaces)
- Ketso Yoh Centre Men’s Hostel, 140 Quebec St. (36 spaces)
- Second Ave Shelter, 1151 2nd Ave. (30 spaces)
- 171 George St. (10 spaces)
- 144 George St. (30 spaces)
Across the province, 6,588 shelter spaces will be available for people.
The province added shelters support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness by providing overnight shelter and include hot meals and access to support services.
A full shelter map can be found on BC Housing’s website here.
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