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Shelter Given The Go-ahead

Mon 17th Dec 2007 1 comment

Langley, B.C. - Last week Langley City council voted in favour of building the "Gateway of Hope" homeless shelter and kitchen at the Langley Bypass one acre-lot.

At a public hearing Envoy Gary Johnson presented council with a 1,379-signature petition in favour of the project.

The three-story building will offer a 30-bed emergency shelter and 25 beds of transitional houseng for men and women.

Langley and township are home to a considerable number of homeless people. Some are drug addicts, some have mental illness, some are unable to afford accommodation.

The  Salvation Army has worked closely with the City, the business community and many others to come up with a solid plan for a shelter. The provinical government is ready and willing to put up most of the money to build it.

The end goal is to help homeless people to get past that lifestyle, deal with their problems an become productive members of society.

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  1. Comment from Laura Addinall, Mon 3rd Mar 2008 2:52pm

    The process by which this was handled, in my opinion, was neither transparent nor consultative with residents most affected by the development of this shelter. In my view the site remains absolutely inappropriate for many, many logical reasons. There was large opposition to the development of this site. I wonder if you heard the facts about that?