Camp Hope

City of Regina’s homeless situation ‘more dire’ one year after Camp Hope

Oct 6, 2022 | 6:58am

The Warriors of Hope Community Support will be holding a traditional feast to honour a woman named Marjorie, whose death sparked a renewed conversation about the City’s homelessness crisis. Just over one year ago, a woman named Marjorie passed away due to a drug overdose in Victoria Park. Shylo Stevenson, executive director and communications officer […]

Regina Needle Recovery rebrands

Mar 9, 2022 | 6:08am

The Regina Needle Recovery and Community Support has a new name and logo. Now called, Warriors of Hope Community Support, the organization will still follow many of the same mandates and has introduced new ones. They will have the goal of finding housing, food, medical attention, and keeping the community clean of needles. They will […]

City of Regina report shows indoor shelter that replaced Camp Hope “constantly full”

Dec 8, 2021 | 7:17am

A temporary indoor homeless shelter in Regina that replaced the outdoor Camp Hope, is completely full with a lengthy wait list. According to a City of Regina report, about 20 people are currently on the shelter’s wait list. As a result, people are being turned away and sent to other non-profit shelters, with hotel rooms […]

Organizers of Camp Hope grateful residents won’t have to brave cold weather

Nov 13, 2021 | 7:56am

The same week Camp Hope was set to pack up its tents, the City of Regina purchased a lease agreement for six months. The facility, located on Hamilton Street, will be managed by the Regina Treaty Status Indian Services (RTSIS). Shylo Stevenson, the communications officer for Regina Needle Recovery, said it’s very welcoming news. “It […]

Temporary indoor shelter to replace Camp Hope

Nov 12, 2021 | 1:30pm

With the winter weather beginning to settle in Saskatchewan, the residents of Camp Hope will soon not have to worry about spending their nights outside. A temporary indoor facility will be made available next week for those needing shelter. The facility will be managed by the Regina Treaty Status Indian Services (RTSIS) after the City […]

With questions about its future still out there, Camp Hope changes disbanding plans

Nov 11, 2021 | 1:42pm

Camp Hope, the tent city that sprung up in a park just east of downtown Regina last month, will not stop operations Friday as planned. In a Twitter post issued Friday, the camp says it will continue to run this weekend with plans to decommission it ob Monday. Cancelling our plan to decommission camp Friday […]

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