A new day shelter is opening in Hay River, N.W.T. The town's health and social services authority accepted the proposal from the Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre for the day shelter on Nov. 23, according to a news release Thursday morning. It's meant to complement the emergency overnight shelter that opened in the fall with help from the Hay River Comittee for Persons with Disabilities inside the Kujat Building on Industrial Drive. The new day shelter in Hay River is 'much needed,' according to Erin Griffiths, CEO of the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority. (Anna Desmarais/CBC)The new day shelter will provide basic services, including warmth from the cold, food and washrooms, and will be a place to rest during the day for around 15 to 20 people, the news release says.

Source: CBC News December 17, 2020 18:56 UTC