Regina’s new emergency shelter is set to open its doors. The facility is located in the former YMCA building downtown. Already, the 40 beds are fully booked with a waiting list.
The Gathering Place's New Beginnings, a temporary homeless shelter in downtown Regina, is set to open Monday. It will provide shelter, nutrition and wraparound services to 40 people.
Regina city council is moving forward with another round of funding from the federal government's rapid housing initiative (RHI), while taking a different approach as they try to avoid the controversy that has plagued previous projects.