Manitoba Government Announces Significant Progress on Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

The Manitoba government says its first supervised drug consumption site will fully open on August 11, with Aboriginal Health and Wellness training staff as part of a gradual opening. The site, located in central Winnipeg, will operate Tuesday to Saturday from late morning to early evening to reduce harms and connect people to support services, amid…

Manitoba’s first supervised consumption site will fully open in Winnipeg on August 11. The article reports the government announcement that the facility will begin full operations on that date.

The article notes that the Manitoba government’s Your Way Home strategy has housed 249 people from Winnipeg encampments since early 2025, with about 85% (211) remaining housed. It emphasizes that housing must be paired with supports (health care access, addiction treatment, mental health, and other services) to be effective, and cautions that progress…

The Manitoba government says the province's first supervised drug consumption site will fully open on Aug. 11, with gradual staff training led by Aboriginal Health and Wellness. The site, located in central Winnipeg, will operate Tuesday through Saturday from late morning to early evening to reduce harms and connect people to support services, despite…

The Manitoba government announced that 249 people who were living in encampments have been housed through the Your Way Home strategy, moving them into transitional or permanent supportive housing with help from community organizations and partners. This brings the total housed through the initiative to 249 (up from 186 in February), as the province aims…

The Manitoba government says it has moved 249 people who had been living in encampments into transitional and permanent supported housing under its new strategy launched at the start of last year. This brings the total housed to 249, up from 186 as of February, with a broader goal to end chronic homelessness by 2031.

The Manitoba government’s Your Way Home strategy has housed 249 people from Winnipeg encampments since early 2025, with a goal of 350 in the first term and 700 by the end of a potential second term. Minister Bernadette Smith says 85% of those housed remain in housing, the province is on track to meet its first-term target despite a worsening drug crisis,…

The Manitoba government says it has housed 249 people who had been living in encampments since launching its Your Way Home strategy at the start of last year, moving them into transitional and permanent supported housing with local partners. The province says it is on track to house about 700 Manitobans living in camps as part of its goal to end chronic…