Gatineau mayor to raise alarm at Quebec City homelessness summit

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The mayor of Gatineau, Que., hopes a bus trip to Quebec City is the next stop on the road to tackling homelessness in her city and across the province.

France Bélisle will be joined by other community advocates and city staff as they converge on Quebec City Friday to meet with other municipal leaders and learn about the reality of homelessness in different regions.

According to statistics from Quebec's Ministry of Health and Social Services, there were roughly 700 people experiencing homelessness in Gatineau in 2022, nearly five times higher than in 2018. Yves Séguin, general director of the Drug Addiction Intervention and Prevention Centre of the Outaouais , is hopeful the summit will put pressure on the government to provide more resources.

 

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