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Homelessness in city gone in two years? Alberta officials tell task force an end to chronic issue is possible Alex BUTLER Abbotsford News
A shift must be made from managing homelessness to ending it – and Abbotsford could end chronic homelessness in less than two years if the city implements such a plan. That’s the advice to this city from Tim Richter and Diane Randall, delegates from Calgary and Lethbridge, Alta., who have created local strate-
gies to dramatically reduce homelessness. Richter and Randall met with Abbotsford’s task force on homelessness last Thursday, painting a picture of a problem that can be solved with a focused plan and connecting available services. “Homelessness itself is not complex – the system we create around it is,” said Richter. Now president of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, he was formerly the president of the Calgary Homeless Foundation where he led
a 10-year plan to end homelessness – the first of its kind in Canada. Many other cities have followed and created similar plans to end chronic homelessness. Richter emphasized the need to connect services, and focus them on the outcome of ending homelessness. He said a housing-first approach is necessary,
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Labelled as the world’s greatest Pink Floyd show, Brit Floyd performed at Abbotsford Centre Sunday night. The three-hour concert went through the recording career of the iconic British progressive rock band, which spanned from 1967 to 1994. The show captured note-for-note detail from hallmark songs and other lesser-known recordings.
AN ERODING FUTURE A15 No long-term solution exists to address Fraser River erosion issues and costs
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