City Council is set to resume a debate this morning over the idea of having warming centres open 24/ 7 during the winter months.
to provide 24/7 indoor warming locations through April 15 in order to provide people walk-in access to a safe place to spend the night.
At its Jan. 16 meeting, the Toronto Board of Health also recommended that council declare a public health crisis in the city based on “systemic failure of all three levels of government to provide adequate 2- hour drop-in and respite indoor spaces.” A number of groups and advocates raised concerns last week about the availability of adequate spaces for those experiencing homelessness amid a snap of frigid overnight temperatures that felt like the -30s with the wind chill.at least two warming centres were operating at capacity,The city said nobody would be turned away during the extreme cold shelter and buses were spotted outside of a downtown intake centre.
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