N.B. Lighthouse accepts everyone regardless of their funding
On a snowy first week of October, a North Battleford homeless shelter opened its doors to everyone – funded or not.
Only those financially supported by Social Services are supposed to be allowed access to the Lighthouse facilities. With temperatures dropping to below freezing, staff decided to abandon protocol and open doors to anyone in need of shelter.
Caitlin Glencross is the manager of the Lighthouse and said it’s extremely difficult to turn people away when they’re staring you in the face.
“Somebody has to look after these people, and because of the weather we are going to let people in,” Glencross said. “This might come back to bite us in the bum, but we can’t have people sleeping outside.”