The new operator of the emergency shelter in Sioux Lookout says finding people long term housing is the ultimate goal.
SIOUX LOOKOUT -- The new operator of the emergency shelter in Sioux Lookout got the keys to the facility on Thursday.
The shelter, located in the Old Queen Elizabeth High School on Fair Street, had been previously run by the Sioux Lookout Out of the Cold Program, which announced in May that it would stop operating the shelter by the end of August. The Kenora District Services Board then put a call out for someone else to take over and selected Nahnahda-Wee-ee-Waywin Sioux Lookout Sexual Assault & Counselling Centre.
Getting people into permanent housing is the goal said Troniak. She added that between 25-30 people have been using the shelter nightly. Right now the shelter is open from 5 p.m. until 9 a.m. every day, but Troniak said it will expand to a 24-hour operation on Oct. 1.
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