The City of Regina is moving forward with a new approach to deal with homeless camps around the city.

The nine recommendations, which all passed, include around $2.5 million in funding to advance the city’s Community Safety and Well-being Plan, Plan to End Homelessness and its Encampment Response Plan. Of that amount, $1,655,000 is to be reallocated from the now-dissolved Community and Social Impact Inc. through the 2026 budget.

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The city will also receive help from the provincial government in the form of $1.1 million to expand and operate

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