On the day you were born, you were much more than an infant whose only needs were food, water, and shelter. On the day you were born, you inherited sets of relationships and identities: you were someone’s child or cousin, you were Canadian or Algerian or Telugu or Métis. Wherever you were born, people called that land home, and it was now your home too. And over your life you’ve nurtured these relationships and identities, changed them, learned them, and created them. To navi

After more than a decade of service to our organization, Jordan Reiniger, Executive Director, is saying farewell. His final day will be June 12th, 2026. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to sincerely thank Jordan for his significant and impactful decade of service to Boyle Street Community Services and its mission. While serving as Boyle Street’s Executive Director, Jordan saw to the substantive growth of both the organization and its social enterprise Boyle Street

Volunteers support our programs and many of our events by showing up with a willingness to be part of something larger than themselves. Boyle Street would not be Boyle Street without its entire community: those we serve, staff, supporters, and our volunteers.

Boyle Street Community Services (BSCS) is pleased to welcome Fred Hines as its new Deputy Executive Director. Fred brings over twenty years of leadership experience across nonprofit, public education, post-secondary, and corporate environments. His diverse and extensive background paired with his guiding belief that lasting change is rooted in connection, shared responsibility, and lived experience, make him an ideal fit for the BSCS team. “We are ecstatic to welcome Fred Hin

The Boyle Street Service Society (operating under the trade name Boyle Street Community Services) operates on ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ Amiskwacîwâskahikan Treaty 6 and Métis Nation North Saskatchewan River Territory. We honor the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada who enrich our community. Boyle Street is seeking 2-3 volunteers to join the Boyle Street Board of Directors. Directors provide strategic leadership and gove

The frostbite we see at Boyle Street is far more severe than red ears numbed after shoveling snow. We see freezing injuries: bone exposed to open air, skin sloughing off like wet paper, fingers blood-blistered to twice their normal size, feet turned black with necrosis. Frostbite of this degree is caused by being unsheltered in the cold. Windchill is a risk factor, as it lowers skin temperature, and wetness is another risk factor because it nullifies protective gear, such

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We’re now starting our second winter without our longtime downtown community centre.

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