Saskatoon closes 24-hour washroom trailer for the season [Video]

The 24-hour public washroom trailer in Pleasant Hill closes for the season on Thursday.

The facility was approved as a pilot project by city councillors in May, with $700,000 committed to buy the trailer itself and staff it around the clock. The decision came in the wake of the summer closure of a warm-up centre at St. Mary’s Parish Hall and reduced hours at Prairie Harm Reduction that left nowhere for nearby homeless folks to perform basic personal care after 6 p.m.

At the facility, which opened in late August, people were free to wash up, rinse their clothes, have a snack and bottle of water provided by the Friendship Inn, or get connected to resources, the city says.

“What this project has done is provide a safe place for people to come have a sense of belonging while being treated with dignity and respect. It also acted as an …