Moss Park Armoury

• Toronto officials call for added measures to bolster shelter beds for homeless

  Mayor John Tory and several city councillors signed an open letter addressed to council members on Tuesday calling for action to ease pressure on the city's shelter system.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2018
  
• Former Toronto youth jail being renovated for use as winter respite centre: Ontario government

  Ontario Housing Minister Peter Milczyn says provincial staff have identified the former York Detention Centre as the best, and only, provincial location that meets the city's needs.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2018
  
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• First night of Moss Park armoury goes ‘smoothly’: City of Toronto

  "Activation went smoothly with the opening of the Moss Park Armoury as of 7 p.m. last night," a statement released by the City said Sunday.

  Politics

  Jan 7, 2018
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• Toronto opens armoury as homeless shelter ahead of ‘relentless’ cold

  Officials say a downtown armoury will open to Toronto's homeless Saturday evening as the city faces a 13th day with an extreme cold alert in effect.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2018
• Toronto’s Moss Park armoury to open as winter respite centre Saturday, earlier than scheduled

  Toronto Mayor John Tory said the armoury will be open as of 7 p.m. Saturday and will remain open 24-hours a day for the next two weeks.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2018
• Toronto’s Moss Park armoury to be opened as winter respite site

  The federal government says it will open the Moss Park armoury site in downtown Toronto as a 24-hour winter respite centre.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2018
• Toronto’s low temperatures break records as deep freeze continues

  The temperature dropped to -23 C at Pearson Airport Friday morning, shattering the previous record set in 1959 of -20.6 C.

  Weather

  Jan 5, 2018