With cold weather digging in on the Prairies, Lloydminster City Council has approved $99,950 for a cold weather response plan to start Jan.1, 2025.
The plan calls for a mobile warming station for some 60 unhoused people who were identified following the Oct. 23 Point in Time count that listed overall 246 people were in some state of homelessness in Lloydminster.
Council in allocating the funds notes that:
- The mobile warming station would operate in the evenings when temperatures reach a predetermined threshold
- Includes driver, security, cleaning, and agency support
- Estimated costs would be $99,500 assuming a maximum of 45 days of operation
- This plan would be in effect from January 1 to March 31, 2025
- Administered in partnership with a local community group
Council allocated the funds from the Resiliency Reserve to Community Programs. The City has reached out to both Alberta and Saskatchewan for funding support.
