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That is really a VERY sad post; if you could manage to venture out with an open mind you really might have a happier life!
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deerparker
Active Member
Seatless benches on Parliament south of Dundas
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Superstar
I would say these are benches that used to belong to the school - shabby, yes. City property, probably no.
Northern Light
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lenaitch
Senior Member
What a horrible way to live.
Mystic Point
Active Member
Like any generic mid-western city, Toronto is a perfect place to be if you are an introvert and you write.
fiendishlibrarian
Active Member
Ha! I was going for John Irving.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
What’s the City’s policy on encampments in public parks? Allan Gardens now has at least two dozen tents. Is the City finding alternative housing, or is the policy just the look away?
Richard White
Senior Member
The policy is to feel sorry for them and let them do whatever the hell they want.
Northern Light
Superstar
That's not true. There are serious problems with public policy around homelessness in this City, but that is something you just made up.
Northern Light
Superstar
The City does have social workers going around and trying to see if people are willing to go to shelters and or SRO style housing (typically hotels leased by the City, currently).
I saw 2 workers out doing this on University Avenue by Osgoode Hall a couple of weeks back.
That said, there is near zero capacity in City shelters. On a good night, they may have 40 spots open, in the entire City.
On a bad night, zero.
That's not acceptable. But it does create a conundrum, if you ask people to move on, and there is nowhere to move on to..........
I'm not ok w/park encampments.........
But I also understand, we have to have somewhere else, sane, safe, and hygienic for people to go to..........
evandyk
Senior Member
Yeah, I'm a frequent user of many city parks due to having a toddler, and encampments are obviously a disincentive to use specific parks, but if the city won't provide anywhere safe for people to go while we have a housing crisis, where are people supposed to live?
evandyk
Senior Member
People making minimum wage or doing casual labour can't afford most apartments, and the city refuses to regularize cheaper options like rooming houses, so what are people supposed to do?
Richard White
Senior Member
I make 60K Gross and I still can't reasonably afford an apartment on my own.