Calgary city to reveal next steps in emergency housing plan for homeless families

The city of Calgary has announced it is moving forward with an emergency temporary housing plan for over 200 homeless families that council first tasked administration with creating in September.

The city of Calgary has announced it is moving forward with an emergency temporary housing plan for over 200 homeless families that council first tasked administration with creating in September.

In a release, the city said it would hold a media conference on Thursday to provide more details on the initiative and begin accepting expressions of interest from non-profit organizations to operate the sites.

Katie Black, general manager of community services with the city, said that since September the real estate and development team, alongside the housing solutions team, have been going through an inventory of city lands to identify appropriate parcels.

Administration has not yet disclosed the location of the two anticipated sites where the homes would be constructed.