Homeless Encampment

• Homelessness crisis will get worse, advocates say, amid changes at Kelowna’s tent city

  The city-designated outdoor sheltering site, north of the downtown core, will soon take up a smaller footprint with fewer residents and shorter operating hours.

  Canada

  Mar 27
  
• Ford’s toughening rhetoric on homeless encampments amid many legal barriers

  The number of encampments in downtowns large and small across the province has grown in recent years, with mayors demanding solutions.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2024
  
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• Elaborate village-like encampment with power, water dismantled in south Edmonton

  Great pains were made to hide the little village, where a fenced compound contained several disguised huts that had power, running water and appliances like a fridge and washer.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2024
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• N.S. premier calls some of new Halifax encampment sites ‘completely nuts’

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Halifax council's decision to designate an area of Point Pleasant Park to serve as a homeless encampment was what shocked him most.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2024
• Point Pleasant? Popular park as a homeless encampment site faces scrutiny

  Halifax approved nine designated homeless encampment sites at several parks in the city. The city's community safety director said the locations will act as a "pressure release."

  Economy

  Jul 11, 2024
• Ministry of Transportation working on resolutions for large encampment near Penticton

  The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said that several meetings have been held this week involving all agencies.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
• Large encampment along Highway 97 near Penticton to be cleared

  The encampment has been the centre of some concerns and questions, but those living there say they will have nowhere else to go.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
• City of Lethbridge announces new encampment outreach approach

  The City of Lethbridge's encampment strategy has added some new tools to help front-line workers balance the needs of unhoused people while keeping residents safe.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
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• Winnipeg residents voice concerns over safety due to homeless encampments

  Some residents in a south Winnipeg neighbourhood are voicing concerns over safety and security in their community due to a recurring homeless encampment.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2024
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• London, Ont. council committee set to discuss new encampment protocol

  The new plan sets out rules around health and safety at encampments, where they can be located, and what a rapid closure of an encampment would entail.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2024