A court case concerning the City of Kingston evicting people camped out at the city's Belle Park was before a judge on Monday for submissions from the city.
Supporters of people encamped at Belle Park in Kingston’s downtown gathered outside the Frontenac County Courthouse on Wednesday morning to hold a rally prior to hearings into the encampment.
In March, the city was set to evict unhoused Kingstonians from Belle Park over the winter, encouraging them to go to the city’s available shelter spaces. Jaffer says removing them from the park would mean many will move further into the woods, away from potential lifesaving care.“People are staying by the Integrated Care Hub because they’re accessing lifesaving care and a place where they feel welcome,” says Jaffer.
“Police do not visit the site of the encampment unless there is a call for service because they have faced hostility,” said the City of Kingston’s lawyer Will McDowell.N.S. woman happy to be alive after ‘terrifying’ crash sends Jeep flying on highwayWhile the number of available shelter beds in Kingston has increased, according to members of the unhoused community interviewed in the past, many encamped at Belle Park choose to stay there instead of going to a shelter.
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