Tofino hospital being used as emergency shelter in housing crisis

The affordable-housing crisis in Tofino is so desperate that people are using the hospital as an emergency shelter, says a doctor at Tofino General Hospital.

Osborne said lack of affordable housing has long been clear, but until Marshall raised the alarm, councillors were unaware the problem was spilling into the hospital. “The housing problem is not limited to long-term residents, but seasonal residents who come in and are part of the economic engine that fuels the tourism industry.”

However, the district is still working on the application to B.C. Housing for construction funds, which means it will likely be years until the units are ready to live in.

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