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REGINA A local contractor is offering free boosts to any vehicles that need it in Regina, while also raising money for the All Nations Hope Network. Corie Rempel, owner of Rempel Contracting, is asking people to donate what they can after receiving a boost. He plans to give all of what he raises to the All Nations Hope Network s new warm up shelter, Awasiw - The Place of Hope. “Trying to boost all these vehicles around the city, and just get them going so that they can go about their business,” Rempel said. “It’s super cold, and there is a lot of need out there in the community.”
NDP MLA calls on provincial government to fund Regina warming shelter By Moises Canales
Jan 28, 2021 2:49 PM
A local MLA wants to see the Saskatchewan government provide funding for a warming centre in Regina after it was denied financial support by the province.
Meara Conway, Regina-Elphinstone MLA and NDP social services critic, said Awasiw: A Place of Hope is a warning centre that has been opened in constituency since December. The centre sees hundreds of people come through its doors each day whether it’s finding a meal or needing a place to sleep.
She said traffic at the warming place has ramped up in recent weeks because of frigid temperatures in the Queen City, and Awasiw’s members have approached multiple levels of government to secure funding to assist with its operational costs.
(Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
When the extreme cold hits, a place in North Central will provide warm drinks, warm clothes and most importantly, a roof for people caught without a home.
All Nations Hope Network and YWCA Regina have partnered to open a warming station on 5th Avenue near Elphinstone Street.
“People are at risk out in the cold. We need to answer the call and provide for them,” said Margaret Kîsikâw Piyêsîs, Finance and Research Director for All Nations Hope Network in a news release.
The shelter opened on Boxing Day, operating from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m., staffed by All Nations Hope Network. YWCA provides diversion services to those who can use them.