Summerside is getting closer to establishing a long-awaited emergency shelter. The P.E.I. government had initially hoped to get it up and running before winter 2023. Now the province says the plan is to have it open by the middle of October.
Nearly a year after the P.E.I. government hoped it would be open, officials say an emergency shelter in Summerside will be ready in October.
Mayor Dan Kutcher said the services are needed, and he hopes the shelter will help more people get out of the cold this winter.
“We hear quite a bit about those struggling with housing and security, those who are unhoused and those who are on the precipice of that,” Kutcher said.
“This can really help someone, whether they’re out for a few days or a few weeks, [so] that they have somewhere to go to be able to bathe, to shower, to brush their teeth, …