B.C. Housing reviews cultural safety of facility after deaths of 6 Indigenous men – Agassiz Harrison Observer
A review of the Smithers supported living facility generated 31 recommendations
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A review of the Smithers supported living facility generated 31 recommendations
A review of the Smithers supported living facility generated 31 recommendations
In a report published last Tuesday, B.C. Housing said it had hired two external consultants to conduct a review to find out whether Goodacre Place is a safe place for Indigenous people to live — not an investigation of the deaths that occurred.
BC Housing's review of the Goodacre Place supportive housing facility in Smithers says it did not observe a linkage between the building's cultural programming and the deaths of six Indigenous men within a year in the building.