US EditionHalifax Regional Municipality closes Geary Street encampment site
- Halifax Regional Municipality is closing the Geary Street homeless encampment in Dartmouth and will no longer allow tent sheltering there after June 22, 2025.
- The decision follows low use at Geary Street, which consistently had the fewest occupants among five remaining homeless encampments across Halifax and Dartmouth.
- Three encampment sites will remain in Halifax and one more in Dartmouth, while residents at Geary Street will receive support to relocate to shelters, temporary housing, or other sites.
- By Friday, Halifax personnel noted that the Geary Street location had four tents, while the other four active encampment sites across the municipality contained a total of 47 tents and four trailers, indicating current occupancy levels.
- The closure indicates a municipal effort to consolidate encampments while providing resources to affected residents before the June 22 deadline.
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Halifax Closes One of Its Roaming Camps - Canada French
HALIFAX — The Halifax Regional Municipality closes one of its five homelessness camps, and its housing manager hopes that residents will be relocated to vacant shelters or temporary housing in the city. The Green Space on Geary Street in Dartmouth will no longer be reserved for those housed in tents, announced the Municipality on Wednesday, and people are requested to leave the site by June 22. Max Chauvin, Director of Housing and Roaming in Hal…
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