The city and the Mustard Seed have agreed to begin considering utilizing a city-owned property at 2055 Saamis Dr. NW as a potential location for a new homeless shelter.--NEWS FILE PHOTO

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The city and Mustard Seed on Thursday announced common ground on a potential location for a new permanent homeless shelter, which would be located in a city-owned property more than five kilometres from the downtown core.

The potential new shelter would be located at 2055 Saamis Dr. NW, located off the Trans-Canada Highway near the Brier Industrial Estates and few blocks south of Box Springs Road.

The agreement follows lengthy back-and-forth discussion between the Mustard Seed, city staff and officials and the province after the Mustard Seed was forced to close its overnight

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