The supportive housing facility in place of the former Super 8 Hotel (now known as The Lodge) has been open for six months. The Record asked neighbours and local businesses for an update on how the facility has been so far.

Robert Mulrooney - Business owner near the facility

鈥淚 would suggest that nothing鈥檚 changed. Neither better or worse. It鈥檚 been business as usual really.鈥�

鈥淚 would say that since I sent the letter to the editor鈥� I鈥檝e changed my tune a little bit on it.

Sunny Deshwal - Neighbour to the facility

鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing unusual.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 quiet. There鈥檚 no noise.鈥�

鈥淧eople are good. There鈥檚 nothing like people doing dope or anything like that.鈥�

Bob Bishop and girlfriend - Neighbour to the facility

鈥淭here aren鈥檛 any issues and I was surprised. I was talking to Bob saying 鈥榳hen are they going to move people in,鈥� (and they were already there).鈥�

鈥淭hey鈥檝e done a good job of cleaning up the place anyway. It鈥檚 not noisy or anything.鈥�

Norma Schedel - Neighbour to the facility

鈥淲e鈥檙e kind of on the edge of the not-so-good neighbourhood鈥� but I haven鈥檛 noticed it has gotten any worse.鈥�

鈥淭he guy that lives downstairs twice somebody tried to break (into his car), and one did break into his vehicle and another guy鈥� was trying to pull his mountain bike off the back of his truck four months ago.鈥�

鈥�(In this neighbourhood however) we鈥檝e always heard people arguing, drunk, and sometimes cutting through here.鈥�