Despite the extreme cold, officials with The Salvation Army say they have not seen an increase in people seeking shelter at the Centre of Hope.
Executive Director Nancy Powers says she thinks the people of London are well served, and no one has been left out in the cold this week.
The Salvation Army's shelters often operate at roughly 85% capacity year round.
"Even if we were full, then we have a plan in place where we could certainly accommodate people. We have sleeping bags, matts, stuff like that where we could bring people in out of the cold, but that really hasn't been our experience over the last few years," says Executive Director of the Centre of Hope Nancy McDowell. "We have relationships with good community partners, the police. So, there's lots of folks on the lookout, and if they've got knowledge of someone being outside in inclement weather, then we'll try to convince them to come indoors, to go to the right service that they need, and to do what we can for each person."
A cold weather alert issued by the Middlesex-London Health Unit on Monday remains in effect.
Wind chill temperatures have been near -30 C each day this week, meaning frostbite can occur within minutes of stepping outdoors.
