#SaintJohn to create #Higgsville - staffed tent encampment area with provided amenities such as electricity, electric heat, showers, and even laundry facilities.
Let's get comfortable saying: YES, in my backyard.
> "Right now, we have had no issues with the out-of-the-cold shelter," said Reardon. "So at the end of the day, if your shelter is well-managed, maybe you can step up to a small village."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/managed-encampment-homeless-shelter-1.7087824
It would be great to build something like these here in #NewBrunswick to help prevent further loss of life this cold season.
It would be a fantastic project with the #SJTL (Saint John Tool Library) - a community pitch-in project.
Over 184 human beings will sleep outside in -12c windchill tonight, in my city of 65K, while #cops clear out #Higgsville encampments. We need life-saving measures yesterday.
https://www.boredpanda.com/homeless-capsules-shelter-winter-ulmernest/
#SaintJohn #NewBrunswick #nb #housingCrisis #noBillionaires #noOligarchs #noHiggs #resist #vote
Persistent social issues require innovative designs and out-of-the-box thinking to solve. Or, in this particular case, itβs literally inside-the-box thinking thatβs helping the homeless in one South German city.
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