ICYMI: Public seating reduced outside council chambers in name of safety yyc yyccc
Previously, 12 chairs were set up in groups of four on the west side of the municipal atrium. The chairs were set up in pairs facing each other, providing a place were people could sit and talk.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Euan Thomson, a harm-reduction advocate with Each+Every, said it’s well known that unhoused people would often use the chairs as a place to stay warm during the day. He was critical of the chairs’ removal. “It’s important for city administration and city councillors to see the realities of what their policies are doing at the street level and to keep that at the front of their minds at all times,” said Thomson.Advertisement 4“I felt more threatened during a public hearing with homeowners than I’ve ever been threatened by anyone who’s unhoused in the chambers or outside the atrium,” he said.
Walcott said he and other councillors have been talking about how to change the public space within the atrium to make it safer and more inviting for everyone. He said there will be examples of that during the Chinook Blast festival as the space becomes a market for vendors. He said social disorder is nothing new in the core, but the committee is always trying to share information to find better solutions to the problem.
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