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Article: 100 Shelter Beds Convert To 24/7 In Downtown Eastside.
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- March 19, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 March 2009-Province of British Columbia: 100 Shelter Beds Convert To 24/7 In Downtown Eastside(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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VANCOUVER - The Beacon and Haven shelters are the latest in permanent year-round shelters to convert to 24 hours per day/seven days per week operations, announced Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman.
'The conversion to 24/7 is making it easier for homeless people to move from shelters into supportive housing, by ensuring people are there to help them,' said Coleman. 'The newly renovated Beacon and Haven shelters will provide 100 shelter beds and a safe place for ...