Jack Knox: Officialdom celebrates Vic West shelter, but residents not so sure
So, yes, when 50 or so residents gathered in the quiet dead-end street, throwing around words like “blindsided” and “shell-shocked” to describe the way they had been treated by politicians and bureaucrats — the ones who were celebrating the news as a big step in Victoria’s homelessness crisis — the impression was of someone standing on shore, trying to stop a ship that had already sailed. Here’s what’s going on: B.C. Housing is buying the property at 225 Russell as a temporary — between 18 months and two years — shelter for 70 people. It’s part of a plan that will see ...
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