Save Marshall House Shelter

by: Dale Rees
recipient: Save Marshall House Shelter

Wood Buffalo Housing (WBH) announced the Alberta government will no longer fund the Marshall House Emergency Homeless Shelter.

Informed on Oct. 31 by the province, the group said the decision is due to the shelter operating below capacity for a number of years.

Therefore, Marshall House will close on Jan. 31, 2020.

Above excerpt taken from My McMurray article by Phil Wood (Nov 1st, 2019)

Please sign this petition to keep this "very needed" community shelter open.

Thank you

Update: January 31st, 2020

I contacted Christine Mackay, Manager & Communications of Wood Buffalo Housing. She informed me that Marshall House Homeless Shelter will still be closing as of January 31st, 2020.

I have sent Minister Rajan Sauhney updates of our petition only to recieve automated responces.

Our petition will remain open.

The unfortunate approaching effects of Marshall House Homeless Shelter closing in our community will be visible and difficult for our City and Provincial politicians to ignore.

To date we have 632 signatures.

Please encourage people to sign this petition.

Thank you.

Update #54 years ago

I have contacted Christine Mackay, Manager of Marketing & Communications of WBH. She informed me that Marshall House Shelter will be closing January 31st, 2020.
Our petition will remain open.
The unfortunate approaching effects of Marshall House closing will be difficult for our City and Provincial politicians to ignore.
Our petition was intended to avoid regrettable circumstances that put human life in peril.
Please encourage people to sign our petition.
Thank you.

Update #44 years ago

I've just sent another update of our petition to Minister Rajan Sawhney.
To date we have 626 signatures. I recently took a tour of Marshall House and talked with the staff about the closure. I also talked with one staff of The Salvation Army. All agreed that Marshall House is needed and its functions can't be replaced.
Please feel free to share the petition on your own sites and chat pages. Thank you
Link to petition: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/680/104/665/save-marshall-house-shelter/

Update #34 years ago

I've just sent an update of our petition to Minister Rajan Sawhney of The Department of Community and Social Services(Dec 13th). I will send her updated petition results on a regular basis. To date we have 601 signatures.
Please feel free to post the petition link on your own sites, chat pages ect...
Link: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/680/104/665/save-marshall-house-shelter/
Thank You!!

Update #24 years ago

I"ve been interviewed by reporter Phil Wood of MyMcMurray.com. The online newspaper will be publishing a story about our petition in a few days. Parts of the interview will be played on 97.9Rock and 93.3Country radio stations. I spoke with Christina Mackay: Manager of Marketing & Communications for WBH. She told me to send the petition results to Minister Rajan Sawhney in The Department of Community Social Services and gave contact info. We're moving forwards. Talk to you soon. Thank you

Update #14 years ago

Thank you for supporting this petition in hopes to keep Marshall House Homeless Shelter open in Fort McMurray. I'm providing a link to this petition. Please feel free to re-post the Marshall House link I'm providing so we can obtain more signatures. Please re-post and maybe ask your friends/workmates to sign as well. Thank you. Here is the petition link: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/680/104/665/save-marshall-house-shelter/?taf_id=64202153&cid=fb_na#bbfb=779676679

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