Ending Chronic Homelessness

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So how do we deal with the fringe segment of our homeless population that are dealing with mental issues. The region secured two hotels to temporarily house people during the pandemic and they caused major damage to these buildings. Two better tent cities were built and they both have problems. Better security doesn’t appear to help when you pay them minimum wage. Not having social workers on site or lack of sufficient workers likely contributed to these issues. My neighbours grandson works in social work to help people find housing. He has told me stories of coworkers getting beat up by homeless because they don’t like the housing that was found for them. How is the former hotel on Weber Street converted to social housing working out?

With my only experience with the Weber St property being driving by, nothing outward appears to be amiss. Nor has it caught fire.