B.C. will become the first jurisdiction in the country to build navigation centres as a way to combat homelessness.

Housing Minister Selina Robinson says navigation centres will be modeled after similar facilities in the U.S. and tailored to B.C. (Mike McArthur/CBC)

B.C. will become the first jurisdiction in the country to build navigation centres as a way to combat homelessness. The ‘enhanced shelter model’ is a first-of-its-kind for Canada and modelled on similar programs in jurisdictions like San Francisco, according to the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Selina Robinson. “We tailored [the idea] to B.C.,” Robinson told CBC on Wednesday. “We’ve … Read more