Thompson’s Healing Centre has received 350-thousand dollars from the province that will enable them to provide 24-hour services through the winter.

Mayor Colleen Smook and City Manager Anthony McInnis were in Winnipeg Tuesday for the announcement of 25-million dollars in homelessness initiatives by Families Minister Rochelle Squires.

$2.6 million of that money is going to homeless shelters in Thompson, The Pas, Winnipeg, Brandon, and Swan Valley to provide the extended service hours from October 1st to March 31st.

Smook says enabling the healing centre to operate through the morning and afternoon fills a gap in services for homeless Thompsonites and helps vulnerable people feel safe.

The province is also creating a community advisory committee to support the implementation and evaluation of Manitoba’s homelessness strategy.