WCSH- Some of the city's homeless population may find life a little easier this winter. The city has announced that the Oxford Street shelter will soon be open 24-hours a day.
Oxford Street’s director says the shelter typically has 154 clients staying there each night, but right now they all have to leave before eight in the morning, and can’t return until late afternoon. That has led to concerns about people hanging out in the downtown or the neighborhood, and also about people being at risk especially in cold weather.
So the city has decided the shelter should stay open all day. Shelter director Rob Parritt said keeping the doors open during the day should help reduce concerns about large numbers of people just " hanging out", while also keeping more of the homeless population safe during winter and away from predators. In addition, he said it should also help Oxford Street staff deliver more services to those clients.
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