The City didn’t use the Cold Weather Policy this year, as much as it did last year.

There were 45 nights this winter, where temperature dropped below -35 degrees, but the policy was only utilized 11 times, to serve 52 people who needed it. Compare that to last year, where the Cold Weather policy was activated 69 times to house 697 people.

The Public Safety Committee is reporting Project Northern Doorway as having played a significant role in reducing the need for the policy. They say 16 clients that would have been occupying mats at the Homeless Shelter, were housed at 95 Cree Road instead.