A fatal fire at a Winnipeg homeless camp has advocates calling for more affordable housing, while politicians spar over who is ultimately responsible for some of the community's most vulnerable members.
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Councillor Jeff Browaty: “What is the WPS doing to ensure the safety of citizens by evicting illegal squatters?”
A city councillor says his recent public plea for Winnipeg police to do more to evict homeless people from bus shelters was driven by “frustrated” constituents.
A city councillor says his recent public plea for Winnipeg police to do more to evict homeless people from bus shelters was driven by frustrated constituents. There are (people) in our community that face mental illness and homelessness but (city) shelters have capacity, Coun. Jeff Browaty (North Kildonan) posted on his official Twitter account Tuesday afternoon.
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A report out of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows the Manitoba government has covered the second largest proportion of supports for their province in the country.
Through Dec. 31, the federal and provincial government had combined for $9,400 in per capita funding in Manitoba, with the province responsible for 11% of it. Only the B.C. government had taken on a larger share of supports for their citizens, covering $16% of the $10,300 in per capita spending.
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COVID messages missing vulnerable Manitobans, community advocates say
Low-income residents without stable housing, access to TV and internet, people who don t speak English at higher risk By: Dylan Robertson and Katie May | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020
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Nine months in to the COVID-19 pandemic, lowest-income Manitobans are among the hardest hit by the virus and public-health advisories haven t made their way to all vulnerable groups.
Manitobans who don t have stable housing, credit cards or access to the internet, news media or non-shared food and hygiene supplies are contracting the virus at rates that are likely higher than what official provincial data captures, considering some are reluctant to get tested, community advocates say.