Storage centre at Main and Hastings that was established to help with CRAB park tent city will operate as a warming centre.
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At the Cloverdale Community Kitchen’s cold weather shelter, staff and volunteers are shuffling spaces around to eke out extra room inside. They have funding to offer 25 spaces, but have been taking in 30 to 32 people each night. “There is the stereotyped population of homeless people, but we are also seeing a new, emerging population of people,” said Tatlay.“We have a couple of guys who are living in their car, but it’s hard to stay warm in that.”
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