Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
As the winter season swings to lower temperatures, a shelter in Winnipeg is opening its doors to the city’s most vulnerable population. A pop-up shelter on 604 St. Mary’s Road is offering beds to sleep in and a warm place to stay for those struggling with homelessness, addictions, and mental …
Read More »‘The opposite of rapid’: Delayed tiny shelters for Vancouver’s homeless long overdue
It was meant to be an innovative attempt to tackle Vancouver’s homeless crisis, but with fall weather approaching there are few signs that a twice-delayed tiny shelter village is close to opening. Vancouver’s previous city council approved the pilot project for the tiny shelters in February 2022, allocating $1.5 million …
Read More »Growing dog populations an issue in some Ontario remote communities, shelters under pressure
Phoebe Sutherland rushed last week to capture a stray dog that nipped an elder in her community of Moose Cree First Nation. It was the latest instance of issues springing from a growing population of dogs on the island at the southern tip of James Bay after veterinary services that …
Read More »Winnipeg shelters bracing for upcoming cold snap – Winnipeg
The racks of donated clothes at Siloam Mission are full but that could change as temperatures are expected to plummet in southern Manitoba later this week. “Anytime we are looking at a cold snap we start to get worried. Will we have enough for everyone?” Siloam Mission communications manager Luke …
Read More »Kamloops organization withdraws commitment to run new shelters, cites disappointment over lack of housing
A charity that helps operate temporary shelters in Kamloops, B.C., says it will no longer run two winter shelters scheduled to open next week, citing disappointment in municipal and provincial officials’ efforts to provide housing for people who need it. Alfred Achoba, executive director of the Kamloops branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association …
Read More »New city data shows 40 people a night on average turned away from Toronto homeless shelters
An average of 40 people a night were told there was no bed available for them in Toronto homeless shelters in the last year and a half, newly released city data shows. And for the first six months of this year, an average of 63 people a night were “unmatched …
Read More »Pandemic pets ending up in shelters as owners return to office, struggle with rising costs
There is a growing number of animals looking to find new homes in Toronto as owners who bought pandemic pets at the height of COVID-19 return to work — or struggle with the rising cost of looking after them, city officials warn. According to Toronto Animal Services, a city-run agency, there has been a 63 …
Read More »