The Burnaby Extreme Weather Response Team has called an Extreme Weather Alert for December 5th, 6th, 2011  at 7 pm   SHELTERING SPACES ARE AT: Westminster Bible Chapel 7540 – 6th Street, Burnaby Opens at 7 p.m.   IF YOU ARE SLEEPING OUTSIDE, PLEASE COME TO THE SHELTER! The Church is on the 106 bus [...]

The Burnaby Extreme Weather Response Team has called an Extreme Weather Alert for December  2nd, 3rd, 4th, 2011  at 7 pm   SHELTERING SPACES ARE AT: Westminster Bible Chapel 7540 – 6th Street, Burnaby Opens at 7 p.m.   IF YOU ARE SLEEPING OUTSIDE, PLEASE COME TO THE SHELTER! The Church is on the 106 [...]

The Burnaby Extreme Weather Response Team has called an Extreme Weather Alert for Nov. 30  at 7 pm   SHELTERING SPACES ARE AT: Westminster Bible Chapel 7540 – 6th Street, Burnaby Opens at 7 p.m.   IF YOU ARE SLEEPING OUTSIDE, PLEASE COME TO THE SHELTER! The Church is on the 106 bus line from [...]

  Burnaby Extreme Weather Response Committee   WE NEED YOU!                     Help homeless people keep warm when winter weather puts them at high health risk.   Extreme Weather Alerts are called when      Its O degrees C or colder                                                                                                 There is significant snow accumulation Lives or health of homeless individuals are at extreme risk due to severe weather conditions [...]

Thank you to Creekside Community Church for hosting a very successful drive for blankets, toiletries, and warm winter wear for our neighbors who are living in extreme poverty and homelessness. The donated items were delivered to the Progressive Housing Society who operate the Homeless Outreach Program for Burnaby. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Burnaby Task [...]

BURNABY – Creekside Community Church has partnered with the Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness to help address some of the urgent needs facing Burnaby residents who are ill equipped to deal with the onset of winter due to issues of poverty and homelessness.   “There are far too many Burnaby citizens who are living in extreme [...]

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness, I would like to publically thank Mayor Corrigan for visiting Progressive Housing Society’s Outreach Resource Centre on Thursday April 21st.  Mayor Corrigan brought cookies for everyone as he toured the facility and shared conversation with the staff and volunteers that operate and facilitate the [...]

Paul Forseth Conservative Candidate.  I answer all three task force questions with a single response.   The other Candidates have made well-intentioned sentiments, but I am the only one if elected, capable to act beyond the speeches.  The community needs me as a government MP to get things done.   If the NDP is elected [...]

Questionnaire for Federal Candidates The Vision of the Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness:      Canada is a country in which all of its citizens have access to adequate and affordable housing, community support, and adequate income. The Burnaby Task Force on Homelessness is committed to working with all levels of government, the health authority, social service [...]

Burnaby Extreme Weather Sheltering Response  The Extreme Weather Response has been Stood Down for:  Thursday February 10, 2011  The emergency-only sleeping spaces have been closed.  Please ensure that this information is posted and remove all ‘open’ posters  We will inform you prior to noon of the next date the Extreme Weather Program is implemented.  Thank you [...]