PEACE RIVER, ALTA. – The Alberta government is providing $400,000 in one-time funding to help cover remediation costs at the Peace River Regional Women’s Shelter after black mould was discovered forcing temporary closure of the facility.
The Peace River Regional Women’s Shelter receives $1.26 million annually from Alberta’s government to operate a 24-bed women’s emergency shelter and a three-unit second-stage shelter. The second-stage shelter units were unaffected by the black mould and remain open, a release said.
“During renovations black mould was discovered throughout our shelter. We immediately reached out to minister Turton and he and the Children and Family Services staff were sincere in their desire to help us with this unique situation. We are greatly appreciative of the support we received from all levels of government and our community,” said Peace River Regional Women’s Shelter board chair Carol Van Slyke in a statement.
At the time of the shelter’s closure, alternate accommodations were found for families who needed to stay safe and the Peace River Regional Women’s Shelter continues to provide crisis support and outreach services such as counselling, safety assessments and planning, as well as helping clients find safe alternate accommodations while they complete renovations, the release said.
Emergency shelter beds will reopen at the end of March.
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