Wednesday, February 16, 2011

no extreme weather shelter mats tonight in victoria bc canada

it's 5 degrees C in victoria, according to environment canada, with a predicted low of 1 degree. windy, with a chance of thundershowers and snow at high elevations.  emergency shelters not available tonight.  good luck out there.

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Hello All,

The EWP is no longer in effect.  Please refer people to the following emergency shelters:


Rock Bay Landing - 535 Ellice Street - 250-383-1951 - 84 beds (women and men)
Sandy Merriman - 809 Burdett Ave - 250-480-1408 - 25 beds (women only)
Salvation Army ARC - 525 Johnson St. - 250-384-3396 - 21 beds (men only)
Out of the Rain (St Andrew's Presbyterian - 680 Courtney) - 250-415-3856 - 30 Mats ( Co-ed youth 15-25 only)

***Just a reminder to inform clients and staff that they can always go to the website (www.vewp.net) to check the status of the shelters in Victoria.***


Jen Book
Regional Coordinator
Greater Victoria Extreme Weather Protocol
CELL: 250.896.4012
EMAIL: jen@vewp.net
WEBSITE: www.vewp.net