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Day: October 24, 2025

Homeless people on Vancouver Island need winter shelter. So why is it so hard to supply each year?

October 24, 2025 oceansidecat 0

Concerns about winter shelters include public drug use, theft and loitering by Maryse Zeidler · CBC News · Read the source article here – As far as home tours go, a look around April Lushaw’s residence doesn’t take long.  Lushaw lives in Sidney, B.C., a quiet seaside community of about […]

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