The 2023 homeless count has shattered the stereotypes of where people are living without a home, and who is at risk of being unsheltered.
No longer an urban issue, the count released Thursday shows huge increases in homeless people in the suburbs. For the first time, the number of unsheltered was up in every city across the region: An increase of 159 per cent in Delta, 91 per cent in Richmond, and 86 per cent in the Tri-Cities since the last count in 2020.
