On Tuesday, Families Minister Rochelle Squires announced the government will be investing in Manitobans who have had to rely on social services since the pandemic started.
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Main Street Project offers warm place for city s homeless, but pandemic creates new level of agony By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 Save to Read Later
When the temperature drops below -30 C overnight, Sean will be safe and warm inside Main Street Project, having traded a bus shack for a shelter bed two nights ago after the cold snap descended on southern Manitoba.
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When the temperature drops below -30 C overnight, Sean will be safe and warm inside Main Street Project, having traded a bus shack for a shelter bed two nights ago after the cold snap descended on southern Manitoba.
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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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The Pas man rescues senior found lying outside in the cold, waiting for shelter to open
A man from The Pas was shocked to find a senior waiting outside a shelter in –32 C weather. Now he s rallying for volunteers to keep it open 24 hours a day.
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Alexander McKay says shelters need to be open 24/7 so people who are homeless have a place to go in the day
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 26
Alexander McKay saw senior Allen Cook lying outside Oscar s Place homeless shelter on Sunday. McKay decided to set up a tent to help Cook brave the cold as he waits for the shelter to open. (Submitted by Alexander McKay)