Cold weather expected to push shelters to the limit this weekend

Temperatures are expected to plummet on Friday and stay cold through much of next week and that means homeless shelters in Edmonton are preparing for the deep freeze.
“These sorts of extreme weather changes, especially in the cold, are ultimately the types of things that really do take years off the lives of those that we serve and work with,” said Aidan Inglis, director of programs at Boyle Street Community Services. “Like I said, it’s not amputations, it’s just th