[evandyk]

Good development. The few remaining people made it clear last week that they had no intention of ever accepting the housing the city was offering them, so there wasn't really any other option left.

 

[evandyk]

Really smart of them, of course, to wait until October to do it instead of May.

 

[PurplePinky]

City clears encampment from Toronto park after residents demanded permanent housing

The City of Toronto has cleared a homeless encampment at Dufferin Grove Park after a small group of remaining residents said they wouldn’t leave until they got permanent housing. City vehicles were seen removing tents and people’s belongings from the park this morning, with city security and...

toronto.citynews.ca

 

[Towered]

Really smart of them, of course, to wait until October to do it instead of May.

Exactly - right on time for the park not to be useful anymore for the next 8 months

 

[Admiral Beez]

A pretty even handed look by the Globe, from someone who’s obviously on the same neighbourhood listserv as I am.

In Dufferin Grove, a big tent of compassion for homeless encampments begins to fray

Even self-professed progressives are losing patience in this Toronto park – and the debate about housing and compassion is not unique

www.theglobeandmail.com

And on twitter, Dan Seljak makes the good point that if there’s a bunch of bylaw officers just standing around in the park anyways, they should ticket the lawless riffraff who let their dogs run around off leash constantly in the park.

I don’t usually refer to US-owned media’s take on Canadian issues, but this article in the NP is interesting.

'Don't go downtown!' Inside Canada's small-town homeless catastrophe

Menace, addiction and human despair have overwhelmed Canada's small towns and cities. Some say it's getting worse. Some just want to leave.

nationalpost.com