The Homeless Emergency Action Team (HEAT) was announced on December 9, 2008 by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson to assist Vancouver's homeless citizens during an extremely cold winter.[1][2] It created the controversial HEAT Shelters.[3]
Composition
The team was chaired by Mayor Gregor Robertson, and was composed of elected officials and housing stakeholders.[3]
Elected members
The three publicly elected members of the team were:[3]
- Mayor Gregor Robertson (Chair)[2]
- Kerry Jang, Vancouver City Councillor (Council Liaison)
- Raymond Louie, Vancouver City Councillor
Non-elected members
The non-elected members were:[3]
- Janice Abbott – Executive Director, Atira Women's Resource Society
- Jim Chu – Chief, Vancouver Police Department
- Patricia Daly - Chief Medical Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- David Eby – Executive Director, BC Civil Liberties Association
- Michael Flanigan – Director of Real Estate Services, City of Vancouver
- Judy Graves – Outreach Coordinator, Housing Department, City of Vancouver
- Cameron Gray, Managing Director, Department of Social Development, City of Vancouver
- John MacKay – Strand Development Corporation, Board member of StreetoHome Foundation
- Shayne Ramsay, CEO, BC Housing
- Patrick Stewart, Chair, Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee
References
- ↑ "Robertson Vows To Get Homeless Sheltered Within 90 Days", Vancouver Observer, December 11, 2008.
- 1 2 "Mayor announces team to fight homelessness", Vancouver Courier, December 12, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mayor Robertson announces creation of Homeless Emergency Action Team" Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Gregor Robertson press release, December 9, 2008.
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