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Posted: Jan 17, 2021 9:00 AM MT | Last Updated: January 18
Wetaskiwin s Integrated Response Hub received positive signs of support and love from residents in the city on Saturday.(CBC/Travis McEwan)
A long-awaited homeless shelter finally opened in Wetaskiwin last November, but the facility is still looking for a permanent location to call home.
The Integrated Response Hub opened eight weeks ago to respond to a long-standing need in the city for an overnight shelter. The hub offers around-the-clock intake and a variety of support programs. Since opening, 195 different people have used the shelter.
But its downtown location inside the Wetaskiwin Civic Building is still a problem for business owners in the area, city government and even for the agency operating the shelter.
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Crime rates in Wetaskiwin are coming down.
During the Oct. 26 Wetaskiwin Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, Wetaskiwin RCMP Insp. Keith Durance told Council that in comparing January to September 2019 to the same time period this year, the total Criminal Code offences had dropped by seven percent with persons crimes down three per cent, property crime down five per cent and other Criminal Code offences down 10 per cent.
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At the Oct. 26 Wetaskiwin Council regular council meeting, council approved a Fire Service Bylaw that would see the City recover costs associated to the suppression of structural fires within the City of Wetaskiwin.