HALIFAX -- A pair of Halifax emergency shelters will be receiving 40 additional beds from the province, at a time when they say their services are in high demand. In a news release issued Monday, the Nova Scotia government announced it will spend $1.7 million to add 25 beds the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre and 15 beds at the North End Community Health Centre. "It’s such a gift honestly, to be able to do this for our community," said Pamela Glode Desrouchers of the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society. Glode Desrouchers says, during the pandemic, her organization faced double the demand. She calls the 40 beds a start, but doesn’t believe it’s enough in the long term.