Get Involved
In February 2022, The City hosted seven targeted meetings with a third-party engagement specialist to develop an understanding about downtown property owners, businesses, associations, and service providers to provide feedback on process and a particular site, that was proposed. No site is proposed or being considered by Council at this time.
The targeted meetings resulted in administration understanding there is support for a permanent shelter in the community, that citizens want to be involved in the conversation moving forward, and that there is an information differential creating misinformation in the community about the project.
On April 11, 2022, Council gave administration direction to facilitate further conversations to clarify City and community level of influence on decisions pertaining to the permanent shelter process.
We are here
On May 9, City Council directed administration to host public participation opportunities to get input on site criteria for the permanent shelter. Administration will develop a strategy and implement it, with A final deadline of June 20, 2022.
Once a public participation strategy has been finalized, The City will reach out to the community to engage Red Deerians who are interested in being involved in further conversations relating to the permanent shelter process.
Resources related to permanent shelter process:
- Permanent Shelter Report Summary (pdf)
- History of Permanent Shelter Report (pdf)
- May 10, 2022: Public participation about permanent shelter site criteria approved
- May 5, 2022: Council to consider public participation and advocacy options for permanent shelter
- April 11, 2022: Confidential permanent shelter information released; next steps approved
- March 7, 2022: Development of public engagement plan on permanent shelter approved
- March 4, 2022: Council to review report and consider next steps with permanent shelter
- March 3, 2022: What We Heard report (pdf)
- February 28, 2022: Council meeting set to review full report on permanent shelter community convers
- January 22, 2022: Potential location selected for permanent emergency shelter, Map of potential permanent shelter location (pdf)
- November 2020: Memorandum of Understanding signed by The City of Red Deer and Government of Alberta (pdf)