Homeless population needs help now

Editorial

Katy Anderson
News Editor
December 6, 2007

The prediction of the coldest winter in fifteen years will affect all of us, but for the homeless population of Calgary it could be catastrophic.

Homeless Awareness Calgary does a count of the city's homeless every two years. The last count was done in fall 2006 and totaled 3,400. Because of both the lapse in time and the imperfections of the survey, the current total is thought to be closer to 4,000, and city shelters are currently turning away patrons.

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