琉璃神社鈥檚 mayor wants the public to have its say in the city鈥檚 initiative to address homelessness.

So Colin Basran is calling on residents to participate in what have been dubbed 鈥渄esign labs鈥濃�� workshops that will take a deeper dive into some of the complex issues surrounding homelessness in 琉璃神社.

鈥淚, and a number of my council colleagues hear a lot of comments and suggestions regarding the homeless in our community,鈥� said Basran during Monday鈥檚 council meeting. 鈥淭his is the public鈥檚 opportunity for those who want to share those comments with us to actually get involved in the process.鈥�

Seven design labs have already taken place and seven more are planned between March 6 and 9.

For more information and to register for the design labs .

Basran said the city鈥檚 Journey Home initiative, now being led by a task force with the help of an internationally recognized consultant, is attempting to come up with a made-in-琉璃神社-solution to homelessness.

The task force plans to present a strategy for moving forward to council later this year.

Meanwhile, on March 3, the 琉璃神社 Gospel Mission will hold its annual Strides To End Homelessness walk to raise money to continue providing shelter beds, meals, outreach and casework for the homeless, and to support it鈥檚 13-bed, second-stage transitional home called Harmony House.

The goal of this year鈥檚 walk is to raise $45,000 and the event will feature a five-kilometre walk or a 10-kilometre run.

The opening ceremony and the walk and run will start at 4 p.m. from the Gospel Mission on Leon Avenue downtown.

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