A woman who has long worked toward getting an overnight emergency shelter in Summerside says she hopes it will help keep some of the city's unhoused population off the streets and out of public parks. 

The long-awaited shelter opened Thursday afternoon, nearly a year after the P.E.I. government had initially hoped to have it up and running. 

"I, along with all of our volunteers, are absolutely thrilled to see the emergency shelter finally open its doors and begin accepting clients," said Elysha W…