It filled unmet needs in the community, but Friday is the last day for the care bus in Thunder Bay, Ont.
The care bus filled a lot of unmet needs in Thunder Bay, Ont., by providing a safe, warm place for people in need as shelters and warming centres hit capacity throughout the winter, said NorWest Community Health Centre s chief executive officer Juanita Lawson.
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The initiative was created in response to a need for access to warm spaces, necessary supplies and services
Posted: Apr 16, 2021 9:05 AM ET | Last Updated: April 16
Two outreach workers with NorWest Community Health Centres in Thunder Bay, Ont., stand in front of the care bus, a full-size city bus staffed with harm reduction workers, and filled with essential supplies like food, water, clothes and PPE.(Submitted by Selina Gunn)
Thunder Bay is working to reach the homeless and those at risk of danger during this pandemic. City council, along with local groups including Not One.
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Ma-Nee Chacaby and Cassie Thornton of Not One More Death. (Ian Kaufman, tbnewswatch.com)
THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay has officially responded to calls for more action to support the homeless and other vulnerable groups amid a worsening local COVID-19 situation.
Community group Not One More Death, which formed to protest police violence and systemic racism in Thunder Bay, said last month it had received credible reports of six deaths on the city’s streets amid a serious cold snap and an outbreak declared specifically among the homeless population.
The group called on the city to implement proposals including a warming bus, more shelter and isolation space, access to harm reduction services for those isolating, and paying inmates at local facilities experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks to self-isolate upon their release.