Resilience Montreal
Raphaël André Memorial Tent
Cabot Square tent for homeless struggles to meet demand; some show up with frostbite
CTV News, Max Harrold · Posted: Feb 11, 2021
“They come in and they’re in a lot of pain and we do run off to the pharmacy to try to find the appropriate things we need, but if we had someone with a [medical] background, that could help. That would be incredibly wonderful.”
Indigenous communities pitch in to open warming tent in Cabot Square
Montreal Gazette, Marian Scott • Posted: Feb 04, 2021
“We’re really lucky that the Indigenous community stepped up in an incredible way,” said Nakuset, the executive director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, which is in charge of administering the warming centre.”
Warming tent in Cabot Square honours Raphaël André, who died steps from shelter after curfew
CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2021
“Many in the homeless community decried the government’s decision not to create an exemption for them, saying it added extra pressure to find a place to stay in the city’s overburdened overnight shelters, or left them little time to travel to the rare shelters that did have an open space.
Sixteen people will be allowed in the warming tent at a time. There will be Adirondack chairs for people to sit in, as well as a wood floor and heaters powered by generators.”
Resilience Montreal day centre gearing up for holiday season | CBC News
“The centre is hoping to stock up on donations of holiday food like turkey and cookies and is welcoming any volunteers who want to lend a hand.
Anyone who wants to donate can do so by dropping off items at 4000 Ste-Catherine Street West”
Resilience Montreal Opens Shelter and Wellness Centre near Cabot Square
By Montreal Gazette
“The one year plan is to be open and available to the population that are struggling, and treat them with a little bit of dignity and respect,” project co-ordinator Dave Chapman said.
Help for homeless as new day shelter to open near Cabot Square
By Christopher Curtis, Montreal Gazette
“After a year that saw 14 homeless people die and dozens slip through the cracks around Cabot Square, help is on the way”
A new day shelter will open in a few weeks near Cabot Square
By Rachel Lau, CTV News
“The wet shelter will be open 365 days a year, accepting people in any condition without judgement – whether they be intoxicated, experiencing a mental health crisis or simply in need of a place to stay”
Cabot Square gets a new ‘wellness centre’ to help area’s homeless
By Lauren McCallum and Benjamin Shingler, CBC News
“The staff that are going to be hired are going to have background in sexual assault and addiction. We’ll have a psychologist that is going to be there, and we’re also going to make sure that we’re going to have a lot of community organizations coming through our doors”
A New Wet Shelter is Coming to Downtown Montreal
By Rachel Lau and Andrew Brennan, CTV News
“Outreach workers and shelter directors have called Resilience Montreal a direly-needed service after 14 people died in the area in the last year”
Zen et moderne : voici Résilience Montréal, refuge pour sans-abri nouveau genre
Par Julien McEvoy, ICI Grand Montreal
“Accueillir des sans-abri de 8 h à 20 h dans un espace moderne et rénové afin de leur offrir de quoi se nourrir, se laver et se poser”
