Lockers for city’s homeless being considered by LPC
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on November 26, 2021.
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Commission is looking into the possibility of obtaining lockers for Lethbridge’s homeless population.During the most recent Lethbridge Police Commission meeting on Wednesday, Inspector Jason Walper answered a question that was brought up during last month’s meeting regarding that possibility.
Walper said that Sgt. Mike Williamson along with members of Alpha House looked into some lockers similar to the bike storage lockers the University of Lethbridge has but they were pretty costly, so they moved on to look at storage bins.
Walper said they are hoping to obtain bins that are similar to the bins used for recycling but that are lockable, as some of the people have shopping carts and backpacks so they need bigger storage facilities.
He added that they are looking into the possibility of obtaining some of those units from the city, and the idea is to be able to provide these storage facilities within Alpha House to be able to keep their belongings in a secured location.
Walper indicated that by providing these storage facilities they will be able to solve a problem they have been dealing with regarding items being left all over the city.
He explained that Alpha House has limited resources financially and in terms of staff to be able to deal with the ability to provide access to the storage facilities when needed and therefore, Sgt. Williamson along with members of the Alpha House are working with the city to see if there are some funds or ways that they can work with the city to achieve their goal of providing storage for the homeless population. Follow @apulidoHerald on Twitter 4
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