Emergency shelter location picked by Regina city council [Video]

In a vote of 9-2 Regina city council decided to approve the location of the new permanent emergency shelter at 1600 Halifax Street on Wednesday.

The last proposed location, on the corner of Albert Street and Dewdney Avenue was voted down after a lengthy debate in June.

This new location also provided fuel for another lengthy debate amongst councillors that resulted in a meeting that lasted into the late night hours.

“We understand the need. We understand the need for the for the permanency of it. Ideally, you don’t want to build shelters. You want folks to be moving through that system. But, I think that council really wanted this matter settled so that, we knew what was going to happen on in July of next year, that there was something stable and assured,” Regina Mayor Sandra Masters said. “Some of the delegates, both for and against it have highlighted …