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“We’ve been keeping the program afloat all on our own,” Friendship Centre president Danielle DeBruyne said.
“We feel that we’ve exhausted all of our resources.”
For roughly four years, the centre exceeded its operational budgets. COVID-19 added to that pressure, leaving little room for other programs, she said.
About 211 people coming from communities across the north used the services last winter. In a typical year, more than 100 people access the shelter, Friendship Centre executive director Ron Woytowich said.
Woytowich helmed the service during costly challenges over the past year, ranging from funding drying up to scrambling for space as temperatures fell. It ultimately couldn’t continue, although Scattered Site’s daytime services will go on, he said.