City council has voted overwhelmingly to move ahead with six new homeless shelters outside the downtown core, over the objections of some members and residents who complained of what they described as a lack of proper consultation.
And while the half-dozen shelters cleared a hurdle at council on Thursday, with the city planning to build 20 of the facilities by 2033 to address the growing homelessness crisis, there are lingering concerns about how the locations are chosen from some councillors, who take issue with a previous decision that delegated site selection to city staff, rather than elected officials.