Locals call on City to remove downtown encampment

Several residents and community groups are calling for the removal of the encampment at Clarence Square, saying the park has become dangerous. Michelle Mackey reports on what they want from the City and the response from housing advocates.

[michaella]

We put immigrants and refugees in nice hotels and fund them. While we let canadians live broke in tents.

[tonycommisso]

Mayor Chow to busy at parties and photo ops

[ZXRrr]

relocate would be better, and place them in the neighbourhood where politicians and lawmakers live.

[timothythomson]

Get Chow down there to help clean up. 😐🙃

[bobisgollis]

Give them city worker jobs..you know..stand around and do NOTHING..they can then afford housing...

[frankieb]

I know a few parks around Forrest Hill and Bridal Path they can take residents

[andygrenn]

Encampments provide not only severe ambience, but also a barometer as to how far the city has fallen…Encampments are a needed signal that improvement is long overdue.

[LuckyCookie]

It’s the people and their habits that attracts these pest, not the landlord

[ACm]

They are all down at St. James park now. The city is useless. Homeless abusing dogs, etc. no action. Can’t wait to move out.

[southwestsearch]

Has anyone asked where those shelters came from?
Stolen?
Oh, and don't buy anything painted black. It's stolen.

[enchantedape]

Trudeaus canada. A liberal / ndp dream home 🏡 😍

[pl]

What about the people asking for help what are you doing about that instead of trying to make living people disappear

[greggreg]

Everybody should get to camp 🏕️ in the park for free then

[Faizainpk]

The reporter Michelle should dress professionally.

[MapleMAGA]

Is it possibly for City News to put what city the story is about in the title. I live in Alberta and don’t care about Toronto since the people that voted for this mess live there.

[ghservices]

City will bicycle lanes on DVP that much dum decision making

[aparnamalhotra]

These are ppl that need help and work. 😢pls help them and then they can help themselves.

[Mainlychesscontent]

Let these people stay and live there forever

[fredstone]

It’s a park, aren’t parks meant for camping? Let them be.

[lorrainec]

Where are they going to house the people? Most apartments are bedbug, cockroach and mouse infested. Run by slum foreign landlords.