Beltline Community Hub’s closure in mid-October has some social programs raising concerns yyc
The City of Calgary is closing the Beltline Community Hub after a city study questioned the building’s long-term viability.
The report cited a lack of staff to operate programming at the building as a factor in the quick closure.“These aging facilities, there just isn’t enough resources right now to hold them up in the way that I think we want to, and the way that I know many people will actually cherish them.
The incoming closure forced the group to relocate its services outside the Community Wise building next door, but Ferraro said it’s the access to the showers that drew in vulnerable Calgarians to their services.According to Ferraro, AAWEAR is looking for support from the City of Calgary to find a new space after originally partnering with the city to operate inside the Beltline facility.
“We’re just looking to make sure that we don’t lose programming, even if we don’t have program staff for this particular facility,” he said. The city report said there isn’t any interest in the facility in its current state, which requires “significant upgrades” to repurpose the pool basin, as well as an update to its mechanical and electrical systems.