Timmins is the only major centre in Northern Ontario without a warming centre for the homeless.

It’s with that staggering statement that officials with Living Space—a branch of the Cochrane DSSAB—want to open a new transition home in the downtown to help the city’s most vulnerable residents.

But it does come with a cost, and that’s where Timmins city council comes in.

Living Space is requesting a $200-thousand dollar grant to be used for renovations and two-years worth of operation costs related to “vacancy loss mitigation” and “volunteer education and accreditation programming.”

The building in question is located at 25 Cedar North, right across the street from city hall.

The hope is that the three-floor building can house 12 transition units, along with primary care space, the warming shelter and administration space available to community partners.

The thing with this is the Yo Mobile provides a service for six months of the year, but this new home would be a year-round thing.

Council as a whole seems receptive to the idea and this will come back at a future meeting.

CLICK HERE for the full discussion, under Item 3A.

CLICK HERE for the full presentation.

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