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A special city council meeting will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. to address the growing homeless encampment outside of Regina city hall. The encampment began on July 15, and as of Tuesday, there are 83 tents in the encampment at City Hall according to the city. According to the …
Read More »‘People aren’t going to disappear’: Toronto community divided over encampment response – Toronto
Staff at a downtown Toronto school are raising concerns about a nearby homeless encampment. Westside Montessori School near Kensington Market educates children aged 18 months to nine years old. Owner Liz Bovey alleges over the past year, students, their parents and her staff have faced harassment from those living in …
Read More »Saskatoon Fire Department responds to University Bridge encampment fire – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fire that started early Wednesday in an encampment under the University Bridge in Saskatoon is being extinguished by the Saskatoon Fire Department. Firefighters say the encampment was abandoned and there is no timeline as to when the fire will be fully …
Read More »Kitsilano resident questions if bias involved in recent removal of homeless camp – BC
Days after East Vancouver residents questioned why tents in a west side park were addressed so quickly, a Kitsilano resident is raising similar concerns about whether an income-related bias exists in terms of how encampments in public parks are dealt with. Growing up on the west side, Alex Trottier said …
Read More »Encampment fire at Toronto cell tower leaves one dead: police, fire officials – Toronto
One person has died after a fire at an encampment in Toronto, officials say. Toronto Fire Capt. Bill Papakonstantinou told Global News crews were called to Liberty Street and Jefferson Avenue in Liberty Village at around 6:10 a.m. for a cell tower fire. When firefighters arrived, they extinguished the blaze. …
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