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[Victoria Watcher]

First responders to distribute 'stay warm, stay dry' kits to the unhoused

 

Victoria Fire Department has created kits with items to help people stay warm and dry, such as waterproof sleeping bags, ponchos, hand warmers, socks

 

https://www.timescol...housed-11342076

 

 

 

Niki Ottosen, who runs the Backpack Project Victoria B.C., said the kits may provide some immediate help, but it’s a short-term band-aid.

 

Ottosen hands out aid to people sheltering outside, and she said as quickly as her donations go out, they’re confiscated by bylaw officers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lame.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, Today, 12:12 PM.