Samaritan House Ministries is unveiling a new mural at their downtown Brandon location on Pacific Avenue. The outdoor wall painting will be on the side where their entrance to their Safe and Warm shelter welcomes folks into that part of the building.

The Safe & Warm Shelter provides 41 beds, with 25 of those being funded by the Province of Manitoba. The remaining 16 beds if funded by Samaritan House Ministries through their financial supporters.

Executive Director, Heather Symbalisty, says the mural creates more of a welcoming atmosphere to take away from the more industrial feel to the building.

"As we all know accessing an emergency shelter can have the stigma attached to it, so we just wanted to create something that was a little bit warmer and more welcoming, that shows them it's ju

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