Halifax Tent City

• Unable to find housing, Halifax senior lives in tent: ‘What you see is what I’ve got’

  Melvin Ellsworth, 73, is one of dozens of people living at Grand Parade Square in downtown Halifax. The site is now home to more than 30 tents.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2023
  
• ‘We won’t forget’: 2 years after teardown, homeless encampments continue in Halifax

  On Aug. 18, 2021, a downtown Halifax homeless encampment was razed and a largely peaceful protest took a rough turn. Two years later, there are more tents than ever.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2023
  
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• ‘Sad to leave’: Meagher Park residents in Halifax vacate under eviction threat

  A handful of residents staying at Meagher Park in Halifax left the site Monday after being told to vacate by Halifax Regional Police.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2022
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• Arrested N.S. housing protesters to contest charges on constitutional grounds

  A lawyer for protesters arrested during a clash last August over the removal of small Halifax homeless shelters says he'll use constitutional arguments during his clients' trials.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2022