Elaine Hyshka
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Elaine Hyshka
@ehyshka.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation at the University of Alberta's School of Public Health. Substance use and public health. Edmonton/Treaty 6. She/her. ichwp.ca + whyscs.ca.
More day shelter space is a start but we also need to activate the winter emergency response sooner, stop discharging people from facilities without proper clothes, and stop confiscating tents and other survival supplies.
November 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
More info on council's decision here: edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonto...
Edmonton finds $1 million to fund day shelters over winter
Funding will come from unallocated 2026 grant fund for Community Safety and Wellness
edmontonjournal.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM