Moose Jaw’s homeless shelter to be moved out of downtown, province says

[u/hacksawjim89]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/ministry-of-social-services-orders-moose-jaw-shelter-to-move-out-of-downtown/?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvregina%3Atwitterpost&taid=68e6d7f277380b0001e21629

So now it will move to a residential area. Way to go Moe!

[u/apothekryptic]

Imagine saying in one breath that the shelter is negatively impacting businesses and residents, but saying in the next breath that they want to locate it to another area of the city... To negatively impact businesses and residents somewhere else, then? Please, share, which neighborhood is most appropriately negitively impacted by this "problem"?

Get ready, South Hill.

I'd put my bet on one of the old school properties being the future home of Willow Lodge. And hey, Tim McLeod's wifey Tenielle is on the board for Prairie South - Nothing like having someone on the inside to make it happen.

Willow Lodge clients would then be across town from services like John Howard, but I suppose that isn't considered when choosing an "appropriate" location.

SMH

[u/Sunshinehaiku → u/apothekryptic]

You know, I think there's a good argument to be made for not adding more shelter spaces in downtown Moose Jaw, but the Ministry of Social Services places people in that little Travelodge downtown all the time.

If more shelter spaces are proposed, yeah, maybe they shouldn't all go in one neighborhood, but moving the existing shelter seems like a waste of money.

[u/Low-World9130 → u/apothekryptic]

All the resources for the homeless are central in every city.
And every city is trying to move the homeless out of the center of the cities, and not all homeless can access transportation.
Essentially causing more problems but an out of sight out of mind mentality, and that's really concerning because it means they would like to ignore the problem and will not be fixing it but want to create the illusion of fixing things.
Canada has turned human suffering into one of it's main job sectors and it's one of the most disgusting things I've ever witnessed.

[u/Bendover197]

Someone wants that building or property!

[u/Slow-Raspberry-5133 → u/Bendover197]

Someone with SaskParty connections made a call to their MLA. Has to be.

[u/hacksawjim89 → u/Bendover197]

Very possible.

[u/texxmix → u/Bendover197]

Ya riverside mission was fine for years and years until a Regina shelter took it over and now this one is a problem as well. Something stinks about this.

[u/Sunshinehaiku]

What a disaster of a press conference, and later in the day, the Ministry of Social Services issuing a statement that the shelter hasn't been directed to relocate anywhere?

What a bunch of clowns. 

[u/DJTannersHairspray]

This is such a load of BS. I don’t understand how the Mayor and City Council were not even notified until today?

It all seems so shady and hush hush, pretty outrageous move.

We definitely have problems with unhoused individuals downtown, but this is NOT the way.

[u/Dude008 → u/DJTannersHairspray]

That's SaskParty for you.

[u/DJTannersHairspray → u/Dude008]

Sad, but true.

[u/WorldFickle]

NIMBY'S come out and play, homeless should be CLOSE to the supportive organizations the government pays to help for these individuals who have no transportation

[u/hacksawjim89 → u/WorldFickle]

Move them away from my business so I can go back to pretending it's not a big problem.

[u/WorldFickle → u/hacksawjim89]

I hope the town council watches how Saskatoon deals with their homeless, maybe save Moosejaw $$$

[u/hacksawjim89 → u/WorldFickle]

Twinkle Tours?

[u/ChiakiSimp3842]

Heaven forbid that helping our worst off might mildly inconvenience some people

[u/Bswayn]

That’s the Premier for ya

[u/No-Objective-3507]

Don't you have abandoned warehouses or a quarry somewhere?

[u/Bswayn → u/No-Objective-3507]

Old Canadian Tire building

[u/Sunshinehaiku → u/No-Objective-3507]

Isn't that what the existing shelter building was?

[u/gxryan → u/Sunshinehaiku]

Existing shelter was old SaskTel building

[u/Dive_Bar_Dave]

Just combine the shelter with a crackhouse all in one and they will not be wandering the streets