After seeing three potential locations fall through, the Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation opened its temporary overnight drop-in centre this week just in time for the onset of frigid winter temperatures following unseasonably mild weather.
People who don't have a place to stay in Brandon are stocking up on tarps, tents and blankets or desperately searching for a couch in the hopes of having somewhere warm to spend the night if the city's only overnight shelter is full.
In an effort to address the ongoing shelter crisis in Brandon, Man., Samaritan House Ministries officially opened "The Q" warming shelter for overflow clients Thursday. The new centre welcomed its first clients Friday.