Jeremy Hunka, a spokesman for Union Gospel Mission, says their shelter has seen an influx of people from Alberta and more people who have been squeezed out of housing in Vancouver’s increasingly tight market
After doing a two-hour stint early Thursday morning looking for people sleeping outside as part of Vancouver’s annual homeless count, Mayor Gregor Robertson said he hoped the numbers would be lower this year than last. But all indications are they won’t be. Read the rest of this article at The Globe and Mail…
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