George Brown Urbanist: Davenport Triangle homeless shelter opens as respite
348 Davenport Rd. to be converted to full shelter with daytime supportive services in the spring
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OCAP calls for expropriation of 'Drina's House'
The “Taking It Back” campaign launched in Allan Gardens on Sunday, Sept. 22 by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). The campaign demands the city expropriate buildings left empty by landlords, make the necessary repairs and turn it into viable social housing for the neighbourhood. They point to the past to show its been done before. OCAP’s Gaetan…
No one should have a friend die on the streets
By Mick Sweetman Managing Editor Some people choose to live on the streets of Toronto throughout the winter. That’s right, I said they choose to live on the streets. But the choice they make is a Hobson’s choice between the overcrowded, bed bug infested and dangerous conditions of the city’s shelter system or the…