Canada.com- Calgary Herald (FULL STORY)
Kim Guttormson, Calgary Herald Published: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Convinced the exponential growth in the city's homeless population is no longer acceptable, a group of high-powered Calgarians -- including the CEOs of TransAlta, Suncor, Imperial Oil and the Calgary Flames -- have banded together to permanently solve the problem, promising ideas within 18 months.
"The status quo is not working," said TransAlta CEO Steve Snyder, who is chairing the Calgary Committee to End Homelessness. "The situation is at a critical juncture. "This is a significant shift from managing homelessness to a community-wide effort to end it." The move comes after a count pegged the number of homeless at more than 3,400, a cold snap drove thousands to shelters and there was controversy over opening a temporary emergency facility.
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