
Weather response shelters opening for winter season
Information Bulletin
Victoria
Thursday, November 4, 2021 9:30 AM
Backgrounders
The following locations will offer temporary shelter space throughout the winter.
More temporary shelters may be added throughout the season. Updates to this list can be found here: https://smap.bchousing.org/
100 Mile House
- 555B South Cedar Ave. – 10 spaces
Abbotsford
- 1661 McCallum Rd. – 15 spaces
- 2616 Ware St. – 12 spaces
- 2317 McKenzie Rd. – six spaces
- 1640 Riverside Rd. – 30 spaces
- 1670 Riverside Rd. – four spaces
- 33264 Old Yale Rd. – five spaces
Burnaby
- 2294 Douglas Rd. – 26 spaces
Campbell River
- 1221 Cedar St. – 20 spaces
Chilliwack
- 46130 Margaret Ave. – 26 spaces
- 45845 Wellington Ave. – 12 spaces
- 46293 Yale Rd. – 48 spaces
Coquitlam
- 3030 Gordon Ave. – 10 spaces
Courtenay
- 685 Cliff Ave. – 10 spaces
- 632 Pidcock Ave. – 12 spaces
Cranbrook
- 1417 Cranbrook St. N. – 45 spaces
Duncan
- 602-222 Cowichan Way – 10 spaces
Fort St. James
- 375 Stuart Dr. E. – 12 spaces
Fort St. John
- 9824 99 Ave. – 26 spaces
Grand Forks
- 2320 78th Ave. – 15 spaces
Kamloops
- 181 Victoria St. W. – 20 spaces
- 740 Victoria St. (Memorial Arena) – 50 spaces
Kelowna
- 550 Doyle Ave. – 50 spaces
- 425 Leon Ave. – 64 spaces
- 1083 Richter St. – 38 spaces
Kitimat
- 480 City Centre – four spaces
Ladysmith
- 440 1st Ave. – 10 spaces
Langley
- 5787 Langley Bypass – 30 spaces
Maple Ridge
- 22188 Lougheed Hwy. – 30 spaces
- 22239 Lougheed Hwy. – 25 spaces
Merritt
- 2350 Voght St. – 17 spaces
Mission
- 32550 Logan Ave. – six spaces
Nanaimo
- 595 Townsite Rd. – 24 spaces
Penticton
- 352 Winnipeg St. – 42 spaces
Port Alberni
- 3978 8th Ave. – 20 spaces
- 3939 8th Ave. – 15 spaces
Port Hardy
- 8635 Granville St. – 10 spaces
Prince George
- 1151 2nd Ave. – 30 spaces
- 144 George St. – 10 spaces
- 140 Quebec St. – 15 spaces
Prince Rupert
- 1080 3rd Ave. W. – 35 spaces
Quesnel
- 146 Carson Ave. – 10 spaces
Salmon Arm
- 551 Trans Canada Hwy. – 21 spaces
Salt Spring Island
- 268 Fulford-Ganges Rd. – 17 spaces
Sechelt
- 5653 Wharf Ave. – 11 spaces
Sooke
- 2197 Otter Point Rd. – 20 spaces
Surrey
- 10275 City Pwy. – 48 spaces
- 10731 City Pwy. – 44 spaces
- 10776 King George Blvd. – 30 spaces
- 10607 King George Blvd. – 25 spaces
- 14716 104 Ave. – 24 spaces
- 10667 135A St. – 20 spaces
- 14716 104 Ave. – six spaces
Terrace
- 2812 Hall St. – three spaces
- 4444 Lakelse Ave. – 20 spaces
Trail
- 1458 Bay Ave. – 18 spaces
Vancouver
- 340 Alexander St. – 23 spaces
- 342 Alexander St. – 21 spaces
- 265 Hastings St. E. – 32 spaces
- 398 Powell St. – 10 spaces
- 1401 Hornby St. – 40 spaces
- 1648 East 1st Ave. – 40 spaces
- 875 Terminal Ave. – 60 spaces
- 1138 Burrard St. – 12 spaces
- 609 Helmcken St. – 20 spaces
- 134 East Cordova St. – 26 spaces
- 119 E Cordova St. – 18 spaces
- 1056 Comox St. – 16 spaces
- 1060 Howe St. – 40 spaces
- 15 Hastings St. W. – 59 spaces
- 131 Dunlevy Ave. – 16 spaces
Victoria
- 225 Russell St. – 60 spaces
- 755 Pandora Ave. – 20 spaces
- 2915 Douglas St. – 29 spaces
- 932 Balmoral Rd. – 36 spaces
- 1240 Yates St. – 48 spaces
- 1450 Elford St. – 25 spaces
- 535 Ellice St. – 23 spaces
West Kelowna
- 2545 Churchill Rd. – 15 spaces
- 2515 Bartley Rd. – 38 spaces
The following locations will offer temporary shelter space when an extreme weather alert is activated.
More extreme weather response shelters may be added throughout the season. Updates to this list can be found here: https://smap.bchousing.org/
Abbotsford
- 2317 McKenzie Rd. – three spaces
- 2884 Gladys Ave. – 30 spaces
Burnaby
- 7135 Walker Ave. – 12 spaces
- 7540 6th St. – 10 spaces
Courtenay
- 685 Cliff Ave. – 10 spaces
Delta
- 4960 48 Ave. – five spaces
Duncan
- 2579 Lewis St. – eight spaces
Hope
- 670 Old Hope Princeton Hwy. – six spaces
Lillooet
- 76 5th Ave. – 12 spaces
Maple Ridge
- 22188 Lougheed Hwy. – 15 spaces
Mission
- 32646 Logan Ave. – 10 spaces
North Vancouver
- 225 East 2nd St. – 12 spaces
- 705 West 2nd St. – 10 spaces
Port Alberni
- 3978 8th Ave. – eight spaces
Port Moody
- 125 Kyle St. – 15 spaces
Squamish
- 37871 Third Ave. – 10 spaces
Surrey
- 5337 180 St. – 15 spaces
- 9165 160 St. – 14 spaces
- 10453 Whalley Blvd. – six spaces
- 2350 148 St. – 20 spaces
- 13327 100A Ave. – six spaces
Terrace
- 4523 Olson Ave. – 20 spaces
Vancouver
- 1138 Burrard St. – seven spaces
- 11 10th Ave. W. – 10 spaces
- 3833 Boundary Rd. – 10 spaces
- 282 49th Ave. W. – 20 spaces
Victoria
- 1240 Yates St. – 10 spaces
Activity Stream
Sun, May 15, 2022 at 8:00 am - Doug Smith posted on their blog: Six Mile Thrice – Kamloops Trails
Sat, May 14, 2022 at 6:10 pm - Bill Sundhu posted on their blog: There is no Peace without Justice! »
Thu, May 12, 2022 at 10:13 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: Green living is good for you — and the planet
Tue, May 10, 2022 at 7:45 am - Doug Smith posted on their blog: Early Hiking in the Frederick Bluffs
Sat, May 7, 2022 at 9:00 am - Doug Smith posted on their blog: Up the NE Mara Route
Thu, May 5, 2022 at 11:18 am - David Suzuki posted on their blog: Suppressed science shows fish farms endanger wild salmon
Tue, May 3, 2022 at 9:00 am - Doug Smith posted on their blog: A Moderate Hike on the Uplands Trails
Sun, May 1, 2022 at 9:00 am - Doug Smith posted on their blog: Hiking the Battle Creek Hills
Sun, May 1, 2022 at 9:00 am - Doug Smith posted on their blog: Hiking the Abbey Road Hills
Upcoming Events
Sat Apr 23 to Sat Jun 18 Sailing Pretty Close to the Wind
Sat May 7 to Sat May 21 Barb’s Used Book & Music Sale
Thu May 12 to Sat May 28 WCT: The Wizard of Oz
Thu May 12 to Sat May 28 The Wizard of Oz
Tue May 17 Tuesday Night Trivia at Carlos O’Bryan’s
Wed May 18 Wednesday Night Trivia at Fox’N Hounds Pub
Thu May 19 Thursday Night Trivia at Tumbleweeds Pub
Thu May 19 Thursday Night Trivia at Rick’n Firkin Pub
Fri May 20 to Sat May 21 Paule Kype & Texas Flood
Fri May 20 Eric Johnston Run With The Bull Comedy Tour
Fri May 20 Film: The Last Tourist
Fri May 20 Film: Bootlegger
Fri May 20 The Olivia Show: A Tribute to Olivia Newton-John
Sat May 21 Eamon McGrath and his Electric Band with St.Arnaud