Victoria

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According to surveys conducted by several non-profit organizations there are at least 1500 homeless people living on the streets of Victoria. There are approximately 200 shelter beds available on a nightly basis. According to services conducted at 'Our Place' 108 street people died in 2007 and 106 died in 2006 in Victoria alone. Victoria has a vacancy rate of less then 0.5%, no affordable substanial housing projects have been build since the 1980s, and rental rates are far higher than welfare provided by the province.