Come on guys: Victoria ups pressure on neighbouring cities over winter shelter spaces – BC [Video]

Paul Holm has spent enough nights on the streets of Victoria to know it’s not something he wants to do with winter fast approaching.

“Last winter I spent a lot of time outside at night,” he told Global News.

“If you are on the street and you don’t have a good immune system you are going to get sick. There’s walking pneumonia going on right now.”

Holm has secured shelter through the local Boys and Girls Club this year, and while it’s not a good fit — his wife isn’t allowed to visit him there — it’s better than freezing, he said.

“I will not spend the night on the street, I will do whatever it takes.”

Holm is just one of scores of unhoused people across the Capital Regional District, most of whom are relying on the City of Victoria for shelter and social services.

Last week, the city’s mayor …