Saskatoon downtown dance studio owner worries about proposed shelter site across the street [Video]

The latest potential site announced for a Saskatoon emergency shelter is not going over well with owners of a dance studio located across the street.

An owner of Second Act Studios on Pacific Avenue — directly across the street from the proposed site — questions the city’s process for choosing the location of the temporary 30 to 40 bed homeless shelter.

Co-owner Andrea Calow was shocked to the get the news in the media and immediately started to worry.

“We have about 250 students here at Second Act. We are a private school, and approximately 150 of those students are of elementary age,” Calow said.

The proposed shelter is on city-owned property and will be renovated to offer amenities like showers, bathrooms, and a kitchen.

Second Act Studios show in the background, with the proposed shelter site on the left – Sept. 10, 2024. (Carla Shynkaruk / CTV News)

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