Parksville council took the first step towards a winter shelter for unhoused people somewhere in the Oceanside region. Council members agreed to write a letter to BC Housing, expressing support, in principle, for a six-month pilot to implement a cold weather, dry shelter with up to 10 beds in the region. Shayla Day, chair of the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness, presented to council and said there is a need for a shelter in the Parksville ar…