VICTORIA --
By March 31, the City of Victoria and the province have committed to housing all unsheltered people living in the city.
“I think the latest number that BC Housing has on its list is over 200 (people),” said Lisa Helps, the Mayor of Victoria. “So somewhere between 200 and 220.”
People are already beginning to move inside. The Save-On-Food Memorial Arena opened its doors to 45 campers on Monday.
“The arena will hopefully be full by the end of the week,” said Helps.
The Capital City Centre Hotel, which was leased by the province but heavily damaged when a fire broke out in a suite in early November, has been repaired. People will begin to move back into those units next week.