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How the Lighthouse in Saskatoon is helping keep the vulnerable safe during COVID-19
Saskatoon’s homeless being housed in hotel, but only until they test negative for coronavirus Walking into the shelter, there are around 60 mats spread out across the floor in several rooms. Keeping sleeping people six feet apart means places like the dining hall are now makeshift bedrooms.“It was a very big communal space, everybody kind of talking to one another,” explained Miriah Krochak, the organization’s food services manager.“That part of life at the Lighthouse has kind of gone for right now.”Food is now serviced with plastic cutlery and Styrofoam containers.