hotels Archives | City Share Canada https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative-tag/hotels/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:13:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://citysharecanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png hotels Archives | City Share Canada https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative-tag/hotels/ 32 32 British Columbia working with the Cities of Vancouver and Victoria to transition people living in encampments into temporary accommodations with wraparound supports https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/british-columbia-is-working-with-the-cities-of-vancouver-and-victoria-to-transition-people-living-in-encampments-into-safe-temporary-accommodations-with-wraparound-supports-to-protect-their-health-an/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 19:46:19 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=1813 The Province of BC, in partnership with BC Housing and local municipalities, has worked to secure and operate 686 hotel and community centre accommodations in Vancouver and 324 hotel spaces in Victoria. This allows people from the encampments to safely physically distance, with access to important health, social and other supports.

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]]> The Province of BC, in partnership with BC Housing and local municipalities, has worked to secure and operate 686 hotel and community centre accommodations in Vancouver and 324 hotel spaces in Victoria. This allows people from the encampments to safely physically distance, with access to important health, social and other supports.

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]]> Coronavirus crisis leads Victoria to offer free hotel rooms to health workers to self-isolate https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/coronavirus-crisis-leads-victoria-to-offer-free-hotel-rooms-to-health-workers-to-self-isolate/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:02:06 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=1056 The Victorian Government has committed $20 million to pay for hotel rooms for healthcare workers who test positive to coronavirus or need to self-isolate while revealing “some wonderful success” in its COVID-19 strategy.

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]]> The Victorian Government has committed $20 million to pay for hotel rooms for healthcare workers who test positive to coronavirus or need to self-isolate while revealing “some wonderful success” in its COVID-19 strategy.

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]]> Burnaby hotel offers rooms for front-line workers during COVID-19 https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/burnaby-hotel-offers-rooms-for-front-line-workers-during-covid-19/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:59:55 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=1055 Health-care, pharmacy and grocery store employees and other front-line workers can stay at the Accent Inn if they don’t want to put their families at risk during the pandemic.

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]]> Health-care, pharmacy and grocery store employees and other front-line workers can stay at the Accent Inn if they don’t want to put their families at risk during the pandemic.

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]]> Kelowna hotel provides 940 rooms to 118 healthcare workers thanks to community donations https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/local-hotel-has-provided-940-rooms-to-118-healthcare-workers-thanks-to-community-donations/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:58:02 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=1054 Accent Inns announced that it would discount its rooms to $59 per night for those healthcare employees and the community stepped forward to cover the rest. Donations were made through the United Way Hotels for Frontline Workers Fund and so far $62,000 has been raised. That’s covered a total of 940 nights in Accent Inns hotels […]

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]]> Accent Inns announced that it would discount its rooms to $59 per night for those healthcare employees and the community stepped forward to cover the rest. Donations were made through the United Way Hotels for Frontline Workers Fund and so far $62,000 has been raised. That’s covered a total of 940 nights in Accent Inns hotels for 118 essential frontline workers in Kelowna, Kamloops, Victoria, Burnaby and Richmond

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]]> Niagara Falls hotels offering rooms to health-care workers to self-isolate https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/niagara-falls-hotels-offering-rooms-to-health-care-workers-to-self-isolate/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:55:31 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=1053 Several Niagara hotels — business has been decimated due to the coronavirus — are offering rooms to health-care workers who want to isolate themselves as the battle to curb the global pandemic continues. “Health-care workers who may, through their job, be exposed to COVID-19, don’t want to go back to their families and risk infection,” […]

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]]> Several Niagara hotels — business has been decimated due to the coronavirus — are offering rooms to health-care workers who want to isolate themselves as the battle to curb the global pandemic continues. “Health-care workers who may, through their job, be exposed to COVID-19, don’t want to go back to their families and risk infection,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, who has reached out to the hotel industry.

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]]> Calgary opens hotel rooms for homeless people with COVID-19 to self-isolate https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/calgary-opens-hotel-rooms-for-homeless-people-with-covid-19-to-self-isolate/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 15:53:22 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=1052 Homeless people who have tested positive for COVID-19 or are suspected of being positive will be able to go into isolation at a local Calgary hotel. The hotel is not being identified for privacy reasons and no longer accepts paying customers.

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]]> Homeless people who have tested positive for COVID-19 or are suspected of being positive will be able to go into isolation at a local Calgary hotel. The hotel is not being identified for privacy reasons and no longer accepts paying customers.

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]]> City of Toronto acquires hotels, rental buildings for homeless in response to coronavirus https://citysharecanada.ca/initiative/city-of-toronto-acquires-hotels-rental-buildings-for-homeless-in-response-to-coronavirus/ Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:00:19 +0000 https://citysharecanada.ca/?post_type=initiative&p=814 Toronto Councillor Joe Cressy said five hotels have been acquired with another five in the process of being secured. Two vacant rental buildings are also in the process of being acquired and 50 permanent housing units have been identified. He added that 19 households have secured permanent housing. The latest acquisitions are in addition to […]

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]]> Toronto Councillor Joe Cressy said five hotels have been acquired with another five in the process of being secured. Two vacant rental buildings are also in the process of being acquired and 50 permanent housing units have been identified. He added that 19 households have secured permanent housing. The latest acquisitions are in addition to the nine existing sites the city has already opened to facilitate social distancing within the shelter system. Cressy added that the city has provided funding to five community partners that run overnight programs to stay open all day to provide daytime spaces for those experiencing homelessness. Two sites are now open and three others will open shortly.

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