A few local grassroots groups that advocate for unhoused individuals in the city have invited Premier David Eby for a tour of Prince George.
Together We Stand, Local Food PG Society and End Homelessness Canada have invited Eby, as well as Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon and Health Minister Adrian Dix, to tour the community to understand the action and conditions facing unhoused and precariously housed people in Prince George.
This follows a recent invitation from Prince George city council for Eby to tour the city.
“We offer a supplementary tour so you can hear what is working and the opportunities that exist to support the housing, healing and learning in our city,” write the organizations in a letter addressed to the premier, ministers and parliamentary secretary.
“We understand that our current crisis is complex and is shared in many cities across our country. We believe that change is only possible through a human-centered approach that brings multiple actors together.”
The letter was signed by Amelia Merrick and Mary Shultz of Together We Stand, as well as April Ottesen of the Local Food PG Society and Philip Fredriksson of End Homelessness Canada.
The city announced that Prince George city council had extended a meeting request to the premier and housing minister to visit the city during its recent update regarding its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the province.
City council said it believes that a personal tour of relevant areas of the city will be an important element to fully appreciating the conditions on the ground and challenges faced by the community, including the downtown business area, along Lower Patricia Boulevard and the adjacent Millar Addition.
