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 [...]

Burnaby Extreme Weather Sheltering Response  The Extreme Weather Response has been Stood Down for:  Wednesday Feb 2, 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 [...]

The Burnaby Extreme Weather Response Team has called an Extreme Weather Alert for November 23rd, 24th & 25th, 2010 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! Transportation to the Church will occur twice each night – [...]

  Come and Celebrate August 19 From 9am to 1pm at the Outreach Resource Centre 7135 Walker Ave Food, entertainment, and lots of fun! Everyone is welcome!  

The Progressive Housing Mobile Outreach Team will not be at the following locations on the following days:  Lougheed Skytrain Station:  Closed-Wednesday June 16 (but lunch will be provided on June 18th between 10:30 and 12:30pm) Closed-Wednesday June 30  North Burnaby Closed-Monday June 20th at St. Timothy’s and McGill Library South Burnaby Closed-Tuesday June 21, 2010 [...]

SouthEast Communtiy Policing You are invited to an InterFaith Meeting   March 3rd, 2010 7:00 – 9:00 pm Gordon Presbyterian Church 7457 Edmonds Street, Burnaby  What are your concerns about crime around your place of Worship?  What services are you providing to the needy in your Community? Would your church be interested in assisting people [...]

Burnaby Homeless Connect 2009  275 people attended this important event – an increase of over 59 people  Thank you to the 51 volunteers, 33 service providers/staff and 13 invited guests who helped provide service to 178 individuals  175   BREAKFASTS were served by the Burnaby Optimists   20   EYE CARE examinations performed (6 Referred)   17   [...]

Carts of Darkness WINNER OF THE 2009 LEO AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Murray Siple Thursday, July 30 7:00 – 8:45 pm McGill Branch   The treacherous mountain roads and discarded shopping carts of North Vancouver have become the means of self-exploration for a group of homeless men. Murray Siple’s compassionate [...]

Partners for Action  A Report by SFU Student Darren Baker There has been a significant amount of research conducted in recent years to determine the extent of the homelessness crisis in British Columbias Lower Mainland. Unfortunately, most of this research has been focused on homelessness in Vancouvers Downtown Eastside; thereby, neglecting the crisis that neighbouring [...]

Responses from Burnaby Candidates to the Burnaby Task Force On Homelessness Questionnaire   Green Party Candidates   Green Party Candidate Helen Chang Burnaby- Lougheed   has not responded to the Task Force Questionnaire at this time Green Party Candidate – Bruce Friesen- Burnaby Deer Lake  1) If elected to the provincial government what will you do to [...]