US EditionFord joined Mayor Alex Nuttall in visiting homeless encampments in Barrie, Ont.
The tour highlighted urgent health and safety concerns, including drug use and E. coli contamination, prompting promises of provincial support to address homelessness and environmental risks.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited Barrie, Ont., where he toured homeless encampments with Mayor Alex Nuttall.
- Nuttall had declared a state of emergency earlier due to public safety concerns over the encampments.
- Ford said he would work with his team to provide help and support on the ground after seeing the issue firsthand.
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Ontario’s cities combat homelessness, real solutions remain out of reach
On Sept. 9, Mayor Alex Nuttall of Barrie, Ontario declared a state of emergency in response to the increased risk that homeless encampments have posed to both Barrie residents and members living within the encampments. A January report from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) detailed homelessness as a ballooning crisis across the province. It found 81,500 Ontarians were experiencing known homelessness — that is, individuals cap…
Premier visits homeless encampment in Barrie, no word on what commitments, if any, the mayor got from Ford
It did not take Premier Doug Ford long to respond to a request from Mayor Alex Nuttall to visit Barrie and see for himself why the mayor declared a state of emergency in the city on Sept. 9 to address homeless encampments, citing public safety concerns. Nuttall invited Ford to visit the city as part of an open letter to the premier posted to the mayor's Facebook page last week. On Saturday, the premier, mayor, and other officials, including Barr…
Ford joined Mayor Alex Nuttall in visiting homeless encampments in Barrie, Ont. – 105.9 The Region
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a weekend visit to Barrie, Ont., where he joined Mayor Alex Nuttall in touring the city’s homeless encampments. In a Facebook post shared by Nuttall on Sept. 20, the two can be seen visiting the sites. Nuttall called for provincial support earlier this month after declaring a state of emergency over the encampments, citing concerns over public safety. On Facebook, Nuttall said he and Ford specifically toured Millig…
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