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Hope Mission will offer specialized services for newcomers at a 100-bed shelter in west Edmonton.

A month after the Alberta government announced a new navigation centre to help encampment residents, the centre is being called a success.

Breakdown on current capacity, shelter standards and city policy are some questions Postmedia addresses in this explainer

Wetaskiwin city council is expected to make a final decision Monday regarding the development of a permanent Hope Mission emergency shelter.

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Advocates for Edmonton’s homeless population say they were caught off-guard by an Edmonton Police Service plan to begin a large-scale encampment removal program on Monday that could displace up to 400 people.

Advocates for Edmonton’s homeless population say they were caught off-guard by an Edmonton Police Service plan to begin a large-scale encampment removal program on Monday that could displace up to 400 people. They have since been granted a court delay.

Wetaskiwins city council has delayed construction of a permanent homeless shelter after learning of the potential for a new provincial addictions treatment centre in the area.

Wetaskiwin city council has decided to postpone a decision on approving a new emergency shelter after hearing about a proposed recovery facility nearby. 

The colder months provide an added level of vulnerability for the homeless community and the promise of new shelter beds have not arrived.