A year after implementing a new way of looking at homelessness in the Kenora district, efforts are underway to bring back plans for an emergency shelter in Dryden, Ont. But local officials say progress can't be made without tackling the underlying issues that are contributing to homelessness in the first place.
The head of a social services board in northwestern Ontario says public opposition played a part in derailing plans for a temporary, emergency shelter last winter in Dryden.
A pilot project in northwestern Ontario's smallest city will give people overnight shelter from the cold this winter, but those behind the effort say longer term solutions are still needed.