Public hearing called for homeless shelter relocation
The Town of La Ronge will host a public hearing in respect to a development permit application and bylaw amendment request from Kikinahk Friendship Centre.
Kikinahk aims to convert the Waterbase Inn along the La Ronge Avenue into a homeless shelter. The centre has received funding from the federal government to purchase the property.
At a regular council meeting on Tuesday, Mayor Joe Hordyski, along with councillors Abby Besharah, Ryan Veteri and Jordan McPhail, voted to allow for the public hearing to proceed, while councillors Matthew Klassen, Terry Hunt and Viviana Ruiz-Arcand voted against it.
“This is a really hard one because I believe in the intention and the positive outcome of the projected project, I’m just not convinced that the 303 La Ronge Avenue is the right place for it, and it doesn’t align with our downtown revitalization plan,” Ruiz-Arcand said. “For that reason, as much as I want to be in favour, no.”