Old Brewery Mission turning people away as Montreal homeless population explodes

With July 1 moving day fast approaching, the Old Brewery Mission said it's already turning people away from one of its shelters because there is simply not enough space.

One of Montreal's homeless shelters is already turning people away as moving day on July 1 approaches.

The Old Brewery Mission said it's concerned about what the coming weeks will bring.

"There's 5,000 people who are going to be homeless tonight in Montreal," said Old Brewery Mission president and CEO James Hughes.

In 2018, Hughes said there were 3,000 homeless people in the city.

"It's really on steroids at this time of year," he said of the demand for shelter space.

At the Patricia McKenzie Women's Shelter, the story is the same.

In May, the shelter could not accept 318 people, and two weeks into June, 144 more were refused.

"The shelter is always full," said weekend supervisor Sylvia de Sousa.

"When we have a bed that becomes available, it's within the 12 hours that it's filled up."

She said the shelter is seeing more elderly people and refugee claimants.

In addition to a housing shortage, Hughes said evictions are a driving force behind the numbers. De Sousa added that people simply can't afford an apartment anymore.

"It's priced out of out of their range," she said. "That's the simple answer."

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