Cogswell Park Encampment Has to Disband by End of September

Halifax homeless encampment on Windsor Street ordered to close

The municipality says the Cogswell Park site must be cleared out because it's too close to a new seniors' facility.

Cogswell Park encampment has to disband by end of September

The municipality says people living at an encampment in Cogswell Park have until September 21 to leave the site. Halifax staff say the encampment is being de-designated because of its proximity to a new adult care facility now open at the corner of Robie Street and Quinpool Road. The city says its policies prohibit sheltering […]

Halifax to no longer allow encampment at Cogswell Park - Halifax

The encampment site at Cogswell Park in Halifax is de-designated, effective immediately, but those who have been sheltering there have until Sept. 21 to pack up.

HRM closing Cogswell Park encampment

HRM release: Today, the Halifax Regional Municipality is closing and de-designating the encampment site at Cogswell Park. Notices have been issued to those sheltering at this site. Individuals will have until Sunday, Sept. 21 to relocate to an indoor option or, if necessary, to another of the municipality’s designated locations as a short-term solution. A […] More