Influx of asylum seekers to Manitoba putting extra pressure on shelter system, advocates say
A growing number of asylum seekers in Manitoba is driving up demand for services to help them and putting pressure on Winnipeg's already strained shelter system.
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![Mark Stewart, executive director of the Salvation Army's Centre of Hope in Winnipeg, says the charity's emergency shelter has been housing a growing number of asylum seekers in recent months. A man sits on a chair in a homeless shelter.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7126346.1708988218!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mark-stewart.jpg)
A growing number of asylum seekers in Manitoba is driving up demand for services to help them and putting pressure on Winnipeg's already strained shelter system.