Title: [Excerpt:] New homes coming for vulnerable people in Victoria | May 15, 2020 | Province of British Columbia

URL: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYEqMJBWsAAScG4?format=png&name=small

Description: LizaYuzda on Twitter: "The BC Gov put up $18.5 million to buy the Victoria hotel where people are now housed who were living in a couple different park/street locations - as part of the province ensuring people who were homeless had safe places during the pandemic. #yyj #bcpoli #covid19 @NEWS1130"

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Subject:   Province of British Columbia ,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction,  BC Housing,  Our Place Society ,  Island Health,  Helps, Lisa,  McKenzie, Grant,  Topaz Park,  Comfort Inn Hotel

Title: COVID-19: The beginning of the end of homelessness | City of Victoria

URL: https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=69943

Description: In February 2021, the City of Victoria initiated this report to identify barriers to ending homelessness and recommendations to resolve those barriers. The process of putting this report together engaged people experiencing homelessness, many as they transitioned from homelessness to supportive housing, and with consent, documented those experiences and their reflections. They are presented as first-person accounts to enable the reader to look at the homeless system through the eyes of the user.

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Subject:   City of Victoria,  Province of British Columbia ,  BC Housing,  Cool Aid Society,  Our Place Society ,  Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

Title: Plan for people living without homes: COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria, B.C. | Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

URL: https://victoriahomelessness.ca/plan-for-people-living-without-homes-covid-19-pandemic-victoria-b-c/

Description: BC Housing, Island Health, the Coalition to End Homelessness and the City of Victoria have been working around the clock to develop an emergency response for the people who are most vulnerable, living outside, and unable to follow any of Provincial Medical Health Officer Dr. Henry’s orders – social distancing, wash your hands, stay at home.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness,  Our Place Society ,  BC Housing,  Island Health,  City of Victoria,  Victoria Dandelion Society,  Province of British Columbia ,  Capital Regional District

Title: Greater Victoria COVID-19 vulnerable populations response plan | June 26, 2020 | Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

URL: https://victoriahomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-06-26-Vulnerable-Population-Response-Plan.pdf.pdf

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness,  Island Health,  BC Housing,  PHS Community Services Society,  Umbrella Society,  SOLID Outreach Society,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Pacifica Housing,  Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society,  AVI Health and Community Services,  Our Place Society ,  Sooke Region Communities Health Network,  Salt Spring Island Community Services,  Topaz Park,  Beacon Hill Park,  Royal Athletic Park,  Victoria Dandelion Society,  Victoria Curling Club,  James Bay Community Centre,  Oaklands Community Centre,  Doctors of the World,  Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees,  Peers Victoria Resources Society,  St. John Ambulance,  HeroWork Victoria,  Narcotics Anonymous,  Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre,  Paul's Motor Inn,  Capital City Center Hotel,  Province of British Columbia ,  Province of British Columbia | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction,  SEAPARC Leisure Complex

Title: Move in strategy: Homeless-serving sector roles and responsibilities | Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

URL: https://victoriahomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/RolesResponsibilities_ParkSheltering_March29.pdf

Description: The purpose of this Move in Strategy document is to share the collaborative roles and responsibilities of BC Housing and its contractors and funded outreach agencies, the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness and the City of Victoria during the transition of securing indoor sheltering options for individuals currently experiencing homelessness and sheltering in parks by April 30, 2021, as a pathway to permanent housing by the Provincial Government.

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Subject:   Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness,  BC Housing,  City of Victoria,  Province of British Columbia ,  Peers Victoria Resource Society,  PHS Community Services Society,  Our Place Society ,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  H.L. Demolition & Waste Management

Title: Homeless encampments, hotels, and equitable access to public space: Advancing change towards socially sustainable post-pandemic public spaces in Victoria, British Columbia | Innovative Leisure Practices: Case Studies as Conduits Between Theory and Practice

URL: https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25231/Broderick.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Description: This case study will critically examine lessons learned during COVID-19 to inform how we advance change towards socially sustainable public spaces. Through the lens of equity, access to public space for vulnerable populations during COVID-19 in Victoria, British Columbia, is explored. A stakeholder analysis is presented to illuminate the nature of stakeholder engagement within the City of Victoria, followed by a review of the intersectoral response that led to the activation of ERCs and the mobilization of hotel rooms to accommodate people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. Furthermore, this case study will discuss how participatory processes, such as equity-centred design, placemaking, and equity mapping, can facilitate community and citizen engagement. This case highlights the emergence of leisure-related innovations as catalysts for social change—an increasingly important area of leisure research. In addition, this case study outlines the urgent need for research related to the intersection of COVID-19, equity, public space, and leisure. For broader audiences, such as local governments, not-for profit organizations, and leisure service providers, the value of this case study is underscored by the relevance of co-creation in the context of inclusive land-use planning, policy, and design.

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Subject:   Vancouver Island University,  City of Victoria,  BC Housing,  Province of British Columbia ,  Island Health,  Our Place Society ,  Victoria Cool Aid Society,  Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

Title: COVID cases surge in Victoria temporary housing—but residents and staff say they have only ‘whispers and rumours’ for information | Capital Daily

URL: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/covid-victoria-unhoused-temporary-housing/

Description: One housing worker says facilities aren’t prepared for outbreaks. The province, meanwhile, has released no information.

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Subject:   Johnson, Jerri,  Paul's Motor Inn,  Province of British Columbia ,  Muncey Place,  Travelodge by Wyndham Victoria,  Johnson Street Community,  BC Housing,  PHS Community Services Society,  Our Place Society ,  Island Health,  Stanwick, Richard,  Houston, Kelvin,  Capital City Center Hotel,  Scott, Michael,  McKenzie, Grant,  Daly, Julian,  Perkins, Shae,  Beacon Hill Park,  Vaccinations,  Island Health Vax Van,  Red Cedar Cafe