New homeless shelter offers Indigenous people place to stay around the clock – CBC

Temporary 24h shelter replaces overnight-only facility at Guy-Favreau complex

A new 24-hour shelter for homeless Indigenous people is opening Monday in Montreal.

The new temporary facility, a hotel on St-Dominique Street, in the city’s downtown Latin Quarter, will have 50 beds, a laundry facility and provide visitors with three meals a day.

Clients will also be allowed to smoke and drink alcohol under supervision in a heated tent right next door.

“But no hard drugs,” said Heather Johnston, head of Projets Autochtones du Québec, which will manage the shelter.

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