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[Victoria Watcher]

Just what Victoria needs, more shelters.  

[Victoria Watcher]

New shelter to offer 34 spaces in Victoria’s Rock Bay Landing

Read more at: https://vicnews.com/...ck-bay-landing/




I also don’t think the area is called “Landing”.

[Mike K.]

Did the money destined for centennial end up funding this project?

[Victoria Watcher]

This isn’t working, so look for solutions

Re: “Scenes from the 900 block of Pandora,” Jan. 18.

Jody Paterson has written a compelling and compassionate piece about the homeless on Pandora. The causes surely run deeper than failed social policies.

Nonetheless, since present and past measures have obviously failed to address the problem, it is past time to go looking elsewhere (Europe?), for social policies that do work.

Obviously a job for government, but failing that, journalists, or churches, or non-profits. Seek, and maybe you will find.

Or repeat failure.

 

Steve Weatherbe

Victoria

 

https://www.timescol...g-area-11762364

[Victoria Watcher]

I already solved the homlessness problem.  

 

Nobody seems motivated to use my idea.

[Victoria Watcher]

The rooms rent for $500/mo.* or $25/night.

 

 

* $500/mo.is the guaranteed shelter rate for any qualified British Columbian on social assistance.  So if they are on the program, they get this amount dedicated to go to shelter.  They also get several hundred dollars each money for other spending.

 

Way back around here:

 

https://vibrantvicto...ssues/?p=775309

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, Yesterday, 09:40 AM.

[LJ]

Way back around here:

 

https://vibrantvicto...ssues/?p=775309

 

Needs room for a small police detachment.