40 new shelter beds coming to Halifax, filling hole left by COVID-19
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 3:37 PM AT | Last Updated: December 14, 2020 There were just shy of 500 homeless people in Halifax last week, according to the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia. (David Donnelly/CBC) Two Halifax non-profits are preparing to open 40 new beds by the end of this month for people experiencing homelessness, making up for what was lost earlier this year because of COVID-19 restrictions. In the city's north end, the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre will offer 25 beds designated for Indigenous men and women. Executive director Pam Glode Desrochers said if ever th...
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