Halifax prepared to use police to clear park encampment after other efforts fail

It may be necessary to use police to clear homeless people from a tent encampment in a city park because “extensive” alternative efforts have not worked, Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said Thursday.

“And that’s what we’ve been working towards,” he said, noting the creation of 64 modular housing units in Halifax and Dartmouth and planned affordable housing projects with the provincial and federal governments. Max Chauvin, the city special projects manager for homelessness, said during the meeting that neighbours of the park are distressed by the presence of people camping in tents and there have been reports of violence and shouting at the park as well as feces and needles.

Savage said the city is not considering making Meagher Park a designated tenting site because it is near a school and playground, but the city is willing to establish more outdoor sites for sheltering if it identifies more “suitable locations.” The mayor said city outreach staff are still working to connect with people in the park and see if they’re willing to move voluntarily.

Oh, you mean like in Toronto?

Have they tried housing people?

worst use of tax dollars ive seen today. congrats HalifaxPolice , instead of helping people you're kicking them while they're down!

Out in the street. Trudeau's promised jobs was a pile of bullshite....like everything else he has and will say.

I would also like to camp wherever I want, but we have laws in this country. Time to enforce them.

stphnmaher Ça finit plus chez vous....

Good!

Clear them out and put them in an institution. Allowing people to languish like this, taking drugs and wasting their lives, is cruel.

How is this a good use of tax dollars? They will just go somewhere else till the cops go away. Why not try actually addressing the housing problem or is tossing them in jail the legit solution?

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