Old Vic to reopen as emergency shelter
The old Royal Vic buildings will reopen as an emergency shelter on December 1. The facility helped more than a thousand men, and 150 women, when other city shelters were full on cold days last season.
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Ephraim 17:23 on 2019-10-28 Permalink
Anyone know… was this a dry or wet shelter? We really need wet shelters, too many of these people get turned away.
Kate 17:47 on 2019-10-28 Permalink
I’m pretty sure it was not a wet shelter, if only because recent news about a new wet shelter talks about it as if it’s a new thing in town.
Faiz imam 17:48 on 2019-10-28 Permalink
Given how useful, arguably critical this is turning into, I hope this becomes apart of whatever Mcgill will do with the site. With how much space they are gaining, and their claims about created multiple public spaces, a shelter can and should be a part of that.
But their snobby elitism may or may not get in the way. Really depends on the people in charge.
SMD 20:01 on 2019-10-28 Permalink
This op-ed from last Friday suggests that the province make sure McGill maintains the public and social vocation of the heritage site before handing it over. I don’t know all the ins and outs, but the authors seem well-versed in the topic.