A new temporary winter shelter is hoping to run until March next year.
It will be operated by the newly formed Bulkley Valley Harm Reduction Society (BVHRS) with funding from B.C. Housing’s Emergency Shelter program.
According to the society’s website, it will be located at the intersection of Third Avenue and Queen Street where Fabrications used to be, and operated 24/7.
According to the Town of Smithers, the shelter will have be able to hold 10 people at a time.
Some of the services the group plans to offer include meals, creative and cultural programing, harm reduction, mobile outreach, and peer employment and training.
The centre will also be open to anyone ages 19 and older requiring it with at least two staff onsite trained in first aid, de-escalation, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction..
BVHRS told My Bulkley Lakes Now work still has to be done to bringing the building up to code before it can open.
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