From the Weather Channel:
“Nova Scotia shelter village opens in time for peak of hurricane season”
Nova
Scotia has purchased 200 shelters, just in time for the peak of hurricane
season, and they're now being placed around the province to support people
experiencing homelessness.
A
new shelter village has opened up in Kentville, N.S., just in time for the peak
of hurricane season. Nova Scotia purchased 200 shelters from the U.S.-based
company, Pallet, for $7.5 million. They're now being placed around the province
to support people experiencing homelessness. The 20 units at Tiny Meadows are
fully furnished, and have heat and air conditioning, providing much more safety
than living in a tent during storms and extreme cold weather during winter. “The
snow-load bearing is high. [It is] higher than it would be somewhere in
California. There are lots of insulation. If you look on the floor, there are
tie downs so each unit is actually tied down to make sure there is no movement,
and they’re secure during hurricane season,” Debra Large, shelter manager, told
The Weather Network in a recent interview.
The
accessibility of the village was factored in as it was being constructed. There
are wide ramps that lead up to the laundry and bathroom facilities, which can
be used by anyone using a wheelchair. Individuals staying at the shelter site
will receive continued support with case planning. “They will have demonstrated
a degree of housing readiness and an ability to operate and live independently
in these individualized units,” said Open Arms Resource Centre executive
director, Leanne Jennings. They will also be provided with three meals per day
during their stay. “Our staff will be preparing the meals for the guests and
will be providing opportunity for the guests to have input into meal planning.
They will [also] be helping to support the cleaning of the spaces so that
they’re gaining skills and building capacity while living and staying with
us," said Jennings. There is a perimeter fence around the site for
privacy.
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This is a great idea and more places across Canada and the US need to do this.
These
can and should be used to help the Homeless across Canada and the United States
since it is good for both keeping cool during Extreme Heat and staying warm
during Extreme Cold.
At
a time when the US Supreme has allowed Public Places across the United States
to ban being Homeless and many States, Territories, Towns and Cities are
enacting these bans and punishing the Homeless we need to come up with creative
solutions like these Shelters to help the Homeless.^
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