City Council moves forward with homeless Action Plan and temporary village initiative.
THUNDER BAY – The city will be moving forward with a plan that should see a temporary shelter village building in the city's south end by next summer.
Coun’s. Mark Bentz, Rajni Agarwal, Trevor Giertuga, Albert Aiello, and Mayor Ken Boshcoff voted against the temporary village initiative. Cynthia Olsen, director of strategy & engagement said administration could not provide him with an answer, but said city staff "will be committed to prioritizing individuals most at risk for access into the temporary village.”He stated, “I think this is the way to do it. I think this is the approach that is going with the plan. I've actually had talks with people in government very recently.
Coun. Trevor Giertuga and Mayor Ken Boshcoff oposed the ratification of the human rights-based community action plan, which originally passed with unianimous support.“We have 200 homeless and we're proposing up to 100. We're still not going to be able to force people into designated sites because we won't have the 200 bed capacity. It's math, simple, right?” said Giertuga.
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