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OAW: 'Demand is really high' -- cold snap sees surge in need at Ottawa shelters

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Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal

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Significantly lower temperatures than we've seen most of this winter will persist through the rest of this week, with local shelters seeing a spike in already high demand amid some residents sleeping rough and risking health and safety.

John Hiemstra, Program Manager for Transitional Shelter Services at the Shepherds of Good Hope joins Patricia Boal to unpack what those risks are and how things are with the Shepherds right now.

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