With natural disasters around every corner, Kamloops has seen an influx of evacuees. With this comes a growing homeless population. An issue the city was already failing to deal with. In the article linked below written by the staff at Kamloops This Week, we see information about Three new proposed shelters, the locations and what will need to happen for these to be viable options. This poses the question- Is this enough? With the temperature decreasing and housing becoming more dire, the demand for more shelters grows. The counter argument for these proposed shelters is where to put them. Many Kamloops citizens feel that the shelters bring crime to neighborhood areas such as Downtown, Westsyde, and the North Shore. Personally, I feel that the shelters are a necessity and that there will never be a perfect location for everyone. I feel the only way forward is to provide a better system in place for those needing the shelter to help get them back on their feet again to prevent crime from taking place. Allowing for a little more security to those in the neighborhood that these shelters are built in.
Province announces three new shelters for Kamloops – Kamloops This Week
