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The Urban Manor Housing Society is getting money it needs to fix a leaky roof, part of a $1.7-million fund announced Wednesday by the provincial government to address maintenance and repair issues at shelters across Alberta.

Urban Manor, a downtown homeless shelter for men with addictions, is receiving $52,266, while the Hope Mission and Operation Friendship Seniors Society are receiving $342,447 and $52,266, respectively. The money is to pay for remediating fire, health and safety risks.

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Community and Social Services Minister Irfan Sabir, who made the announcement, said ending homelessness will “take more than budgets.”

“It is not easy work and there is no easy solution.”

In total, Edmonton is receiving $457,000. How the rest of the money will divided throughout the province was not announced.

The province also announced a $250,000 grant for the city to identify service gaps in treating the homeless with complex needs and a second $250,000 grant for Boyle Street Community Services to pay for the development of a business case for redeveloping the facility.

Mayor Don Iveson, on hand for the announcement, reiterated the city needs “significant increases” in funding to build supportive and low-income housing. He said he’s lobbying the provincial government “every day, every chance I get” for the money needed.

Iveson recently noted the city needs to examine areas to build supportive housing outside the downtown core. The $250,000 grant announced Wednesday will not go toward that, but he expects news about it in early July.