City of Charlottetown says emergency shelter hours were set by province
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The emergency shelter on Park Avenue in Charlottetown is working on hours requested for by the provincial authorities, metropolis council was advised Dec. 12.
The subject got here up at council’s common public month-to-month assembly, held just a few days after 25 of the 50 beds opened on the shelter, which is run by the Division of Social Improvement and Housing. The shelter runs from 8 p.m. to eight a.m., seven days per week.
Coun. Mitchell Tweel raised the problem, noting he was involved the general public is below the impression that the shelter’s working hours have been decided by the town.
“That message must be conveyed,’’ Tweel mentioned. “Folks assume the town set the hours.’’
In his remarks to council, Tweel was referring to Shelley Cole, supportive housing supervisor, telling SaltWire Community on Dec. 9 that the hours are what the town accredited for one yr.
Cole added that she wasn’t positive whether or not the province might go to council about altering the hours earlier than the yr is up.
On the Dec. 12 council assembly, Alex Forbes, supervisor of the planning division for the town, tried to make clear issues.
He mentioned the province established the hours the shelter would function in its utility to the town.
The town’s half within the course of was whether or not or to not grant a variance so the shelter might function on Park Avenue. Council voted in favour of the variance in October.
“It was their utility. We utilized the phrases and circumstances they requested for, however they requested for it,’’ Forbes mentioned, referring to the Division of Social Improvement and Housing.
Deputy mayor Alanna Jankov requested Forbes what would occur if the division needed to increase the hours so the shelter might function 24 hours a day.
She was advised the province would want the town’s approval to vary the hours of operation.
Forbes mentioned the present phrases and circumstances are set, however any change would require the division to come back again to council.
The division issued an announcement to SaltWire Community on Dec. 14 that indicated there are not any plans to increase the hours of operation.
Coun. Justin Muttart, who represents the world on council, mentioned he has had a tour of the shelter, recommending that council tour the ability collectively as an entire.
The method of establishing the shelter started in late August.
The division went by the town’s planning division.
The models arrived on web site Oct. 20, and the allowing section of the venture stretched out to Nov. 3.
The venture is estimated to value the province round $2 million, plus just a few thousand {dollars} for delivery.
Have to know
Following is details about the Park Avenue emergency shelter:
• Twenty-five beds opened on Dec. 9; the opposite 25 are scheduled to open Dec. 16.
• Pets are welcome on the shelter so long as they’re nicely behaved.
• Laundry amenities, showers and some personal washrooms can be found.
• To run all of it, the province employed 24 new workers members, together with licenced sensible nurses, residential care staff and folks with backgrounds in corrections and training.
• To guide a mattress on the Park Avenue emergency shelter or any shelter in P.E.I., contact the shelter help line at 1-833-220-4722 or are available in individual to 68 and 72 Park St. in Charlottetown and a mattress will probably be supplied if one is offered.
Dave Stewart is a reporter with SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He could be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @DveStewart
