Homeless Encampment

• Montrealers living in tents under Ville-Marie Expressway launch lawsuit against Quebec

  A group of people living in tents under the Ville-Marie expressway is taking the Quebec government to court over efforts to force them out of the encampment.

  Canada

  Mar 17
  
• With encampment eviction deadline looming, Kingston, Ont. council seeks legal advice

  Kingston city council seeks legal advice as to how the Ontario Supreme Court ruling in Waterloo will affect encampments in Kingston.

  Canada

  Mar 6
  
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• Kingston Ont. mayor says province needs to help fight homelessness

  Kingston's mayor is weighing in on a recent Ontario court ruling that calls 'homeless camp' evictions unconstitutional.

  Canada

  Feb 2
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• Hamilton to extend encampment response pilot until the end of April

  A pilot program enlisting an encampment response team, providing outreach services and bylaw enforcement, is set to be extended after the initiative expired at the end of 2022.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Hamilton committee to revisit encampment reports in February suggesting creation of response team

  A half-dozen delegates shared concerns with councillors Wednesday over reports suggesting the hiring of response workers to mitigate encampment issues in Hamilton.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• 2 of 3 empty tents removed from Kitchener’s Roos Island homeless encampment, city says

  One tent is all that remains of a trio of tents in Kitchener’s Victoria Park that were recently slated for removal by the city.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• Concerns for homeless population arise as cold snap rolls into the Okanagan

  "We've got a lot of people who are pretty cold. You can see they're hurt, they're sick and they're scared," said Carmen Rempel, executive director of the Kelowna's Gospel Mission.

  Weather

  Dec 18, 2022
• Firefighters again called to a fire at a Winnipeg homeless camp

  Fire tore through a homeless camp in the same block of Higgins Avenue Monday morning.

  Fire

  Dec 9, 2022
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• Langside Street encampment destroyed in Sunday evening blaze, firefighters say

  Fire crews found tents 'engulfed in flames and smoke,' as well as small explosions that are believed to have been caused by compressed gas cylinders or propane tanks.

  Fire

  Nov 28, 2022
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• Transport Quebec cancels plans to evict homeless encampment under Ville-Marie expressway

  The homeless encampment underneath the Ville-Marie expressway can stay for now. Quebec's Transport Ministry has postponed the eviction that was scheduled for Thursday.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2022