{"id":15248,"date":"2025-02-06T01:03:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/lethbridge-shelter-and-resource-centre-expansion-to-reach-completion-by-end-of-february-lethbridge\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T01:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:03:14","slug":"lethbridge-shelter-and-resource-centre-expansion-to-reach-completion-by-end-of-february-lethbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/lethbridge-shelter-and-resource-centre-expansion-to-reach-completion-by-end-of-february-lethbridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Lethbridge Shelter and Resource Centre expansion to reach completion by end of February &#8211; Lethbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__images c-byline__images--single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By \t<span 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and Resource Centre expansion is slated for completion by the end of the month, offering an additional 109 beds for the city\u2019s most vulnerable community members.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The current shelter is currently equipped with 91 beds, but Blood Tribe Department of Health (BTDH), who operates the shelter, has a rule in place that no one who is need of a place to stay is turned away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every 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