London, Ont. winter response to homelessness plan gets approval to move onto council
After some debate around the locations of London’s winter response to homelessness plan, city council’s community and protective services committee approved the proposal.
“I can support everything minus the location. My struggle is I have heard from many people in the community and residents in the area. I myself have tried to go out for a jog. It’s a safety concern and that’s why I can’t support that location,” Salih said. The plan will cost an estimated $1.9 million and use a mix of short-term drop-in spaces for up to eight hours, stabilization spaces allowing for a stay of one to three days, and long-term winter shelter options, allowing people to stay up to four months.
Lewis said the plan provides an opportunity to go to a location that is not easy to get to and get away from a dealer, pimp or someone else who may be keeping them in a cycle of exploitation.
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