
Alberta, feds reach $70M deal for homelessness response, no cash for Medicine Hat
Alberta and Ottawa have reached a new joint $70-million funding agreement to aid the province’s response to homelessness — but Medicine Hat is not listed among the cities receiving cash.
Social Services Minister Jason Nixon said Tuesday the funding is expected to boost shelter capacity, build transitional housing, and support the government’s navigation centres in Edmonton and Calgary.
Those navigation centres serve as a hub where those experiencing homelessness can go to be referred to available supports and services.
Nixon said the funding will be split between Alberta’s two major cities as well as Red Deer and Lethbridge.