Kelowna, BC boosts response to winter needs of homeless residents with thermal shelter pilot
Kelowna, BC Thermal Shelter Homeless Residents Pilot
City officials acquired 27 portable, insulated shelters for this first-in-Canada pilot. Partner organizations distribute the shelters to unhoused residents during periods of extreme cold weather. Each shelter uses the body heat of its inhabitants to increase temperatures by up to 18 degrees Celsius. Recipients set up shelters in a designated outdoor area and return the shelters for distribution during future weather emergencies.
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Thermal shelters to share some warmth | City of Kelowna
News ReleaseThe City of Kelowna’s innovative, new thermal shelter pilot initiative will bring warmth to some of the people in our community who are sheltering outside amidst extreme cold.
Kelowna, B.C. pilot project aims to keep the homeless warm during cold snaps | Globalnews.ca
The City of Kelowna says, just using the occupants' body heat, the internal temperature in the thermal shelters can be 15 to 18 degrees warmer.
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