Article content
Two of the city’s leading social service agencies hosted a pair of Thanksgiving meals on Monday for homeless Edmontonians.
The Friendship Feast took place in two sittings at Boyle Plaza at 95 Street and 103A Avenue.
Article content
The first meal, hosted by Boyle Street Community Services, took place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., providing traditional Thanksgiving fare such as roast turkey, stuffing and potatoes.
Article content
The Bissell Centre took charge for the second sitting, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., which provided Indigenous cuisine such as bannock and stew.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of attendees were expected. Organizers provided not just food, but also music and various activities to “not only fill bellies in the community, but also to celebrate the community they serve and appreciate the friendships and love that have grown.”
More than 3,000 people in the city are experiencing homelessness, according to the website of Homeward Trust Edmonton.
Though concern remains about winter accommodations, the city says it expects to have enough shelter space this winter for everyone known to be sleeping outside or already using shelters.
Nearly all of the 1,727 winter shelter beds funded in Edmonton should be open by Nov. 1, city managers told a council meeting last week.
Share this article in your social network
