Interview with the tent city’s “mayor”
To the extent that the tent city has a leader, CBC went to talk to him.
There was a fire at the encampment early Saturday, put out by firefighters, and no one was hurt. But it’s bound to raise more questions about allowing the tent city to continue.
Brett 15:46 on 2020-12-05 Permalink
The weather is going to turn cold this week. That should send most of the campers inside.
Ephraim 23:00 on 2020-12-05 Permalink
Apparently the city funded the shelter at Place Dupuis for only 12 hours a day… so people have no where to go for 12 hours a day… might be a reason why they don’t want to move there.
dwgs 10:09 on 2020-12-06 Permalink
It’s standard policy at most shelters that you have to get out for the day, I doubt that the shelter is being used for some other purpose during the other 12 hours.
Ephraim 10:25 on 2020-12-06 Permalink
It isn’t, but it means that they have no place to go at a time of a pandemic. How many of us would want to be pushed out of our homes for 12 hours a day, during the pandemic?
Kate 11:38 on 2020-12-06 Permalink
And in the cold, too. And you can’t even go inside for a coffee anywhere.
They’re doing “warming stations” around town for this reason.
dwgs 11:52 on 2020-12-06 Permalink
I’m not saying it’s right, just that it’s what happens. If they’re going to stay open during the day they need more money to pay for the extra staff etc.