The Homeless Emergency Action Team (HEAT) was announced on December 9, 2008 by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson to assist Vancouver’s homeless citizens during an extremely cold winter. It created the controversial HEAT Shelters.
The team was chaired by Mayor Gregor Robertson, and was composed of elected officials and housing stakeholders.
The three publicly elected members of the team were:
Mayor Gregor Robertson (Chair)Kerry Jang, Vancouver City Councillor (Council Liaison)Raymond Louie, Vancouver City CouncillorThe non-elected members were:
Janice Abbott – Executive Director, Atira Women’s Resource SocietyJim Chu – Chief, Vancouver Police DepartmentDr. Patricia Daly - Chief Medical Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health AuthorityDavid Eby – Executive Director, BC Civil Liberties AssociationMichael Flanigan – Director of Real Estate Services, City of VancouverJudy Graves – Outreach Coordinator, Housing Department, City of VancouverCameron Gray, Managing Director, Department of Social Development, City of VancouverJohn MacKay – Strand Development Corporation, Board member of StreetoHome FoundationShayne Ramsay, CEO, BC HousingPatrick Stewart, Chair, Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee