Fate of homeless shelters linked to Little Mountain Housing?

By Carlito Pablo
June 23, 2009
Straight.com

Is there a connection between the pending decision by the City of Vancouver on an application by the province for a demolition permit for Little Mountain Housing, and the provincial government’s foot-dragging on renewing its continued funding for homeless shelters in the city?

That may sound like a bit of a stretch, and could easily be dismissed as another conspiracy theory.

But let’s take a look at some background.

On March 31, funding ended for the five homeless shelters that were bankrolled by the provincial government, the city, and a private group.

Since April 1, the province has been the sole funder of the shelters.

In May, Vancouver council passed a motion directing staff to continue working with the province in order to keep the shelters open until April 2010.

More than a month later and until today (June 23), there’s no word about whether or not the province will come up with money, which is about $500,000 a month to maintain the shelters.

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