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Originally Posted by Changing City
You're quite correct. The mayor was standing next to the City Manager when he clarified that there weren't actually enough shelter beds available. That was because journalists were questioning the Mayor's statement that "Shelter space is available to those currently residing on Hastings St." Which turned out to be misleading - some shelter space was available, but not enough.
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In fact, the City Manager was wrong when he said there wasn't enough. See below for the number of shelter beds available in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, updated today.
http://shelters.bc211.ca/bc211shelters
Perhaps there just isn't enough beds to cater to hardcore addicts that need a whole slew of tax-funded services, but that's just splurging.
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