The city said it had been working to relocate the site’s residents since Oct. 11. Nine have moved to permanent housing since the site stopped taking new admissions in October and another 33 have housing plans in place, the city said. If housing isn’t available or doesn’t meet a resident’s medical needs, they will be placed in alternative shelters, the city said.
The woman was taken to another shelter hotel, Jackson said, noting that most shelter hotels have had their operations extended until April 2023. Rafi Aaron, a spokesperson for the Interfaith Coalition to Fight Homelessness, said those figures could be even higher as some experiencing homelessness no longer try to secure a place to stay.
It also plans to create an additional 500 shelter beds by moving beds closer together — from two metres apart to 1.25 metres — in a move that goes against a recommendation from infection prevention and control specialists the city worked with.
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