Carmichael Outreach has seen a busy start to the new year due to cold weather hitting Regina.
On a regular day, the charity organization sees around 50 people come through their doors.
The average number of daily clients has jumped due to people looking for a place to keep warm, as well as to look for clothing to deal with freezing temperatures.
Over the last week, Regina was under an extreme cold warning, making it unsafe to be outside. With the wind chill, frost bite was a danger for unexposed skin n just minutes.
“With the holidays, there was an impact there. A lot of places closed early. A lot of places weren’t open,” said Chrysta Garner, the development coordinator at Carmichael Outreach.
“We had to extend our hours and have people come in a little bit earlier and make sure everyone was safe,” Garner added.
Their overnight warmup program …