A new Task Force on Homelessness is being spearheaded by the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce.
This comes days after The City of Red Deer revealed statistics from its 2022, Point in Time (PiT) Homeless Count.
The count shows 334 people experiencing homelessness, up from the 144 counted in 2018.
Chamber CEO Scott Robinson says the organization is very concerned and disappointed, “with the effectiveness of the strategies currently in place.”
“Clearly our current strategies are not enough, and we need to elevate the urgency by which we get things done to reduce the number of citizens who are without a place to live. The growing number of people who are homeless is not sustainable and is impacting on our sense of pride, safety and attractiveness of our city to business and industry,”
Robinson says more will be shared about the task force and next steps in the coming weeks.
“Time has run out to act with conviction, courage, and clarity,” he says. “Our community and citizens deserve that from our community leaders, and we are ready to bring the business community and the urgency required to the table.”
Robinson says the growing number of people who are homeless ” is not sustainable and is impacting on our sense of pride, safety and attractiveness of our city to business and industry”
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