Edmonton city council has approved $7.5 million in funding to open an temporary emergency shelter in a former hotel in the city west end as the demand for emergency housing continues to escalate.
The City of Edmonton is reporting a boon in its operating finances this year a $45.3-million surplus as of Sept. 30, that's expected to grow to $67.8 million by the end of the year.
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A group of Edmontonians is requesting $290,000 from city council to operate a pilot project that would offer homeless patients in emergency rooms a chance to get into housing when they're released.