City recommends three designated encampment sites
91Utterly ridiculous! The shoved the shelter village down people’s throats with the justification that we won’t have encampments, if we build the village. Now we have the massive cost of the village and three official encampment sites. Of course, the city won’t do squat about McVicar Creek or any other place people camp illegally, litter, don’t abide by burn restrictions or do drugs. It’s amazing anyone at city hall can stand upright, given none of them appear to have a spine.
4- Axel Schweiss
Gas tops $2 a litre in Thunder Bay
50The Liberals canceled the consumer Carbon Tax, not the Carbon Tax on oil companies, which went up April 1st. The majority of the cost of gas is tax, much like the 60+% they steal from your cheque, they also steal that much on fuel tax. If you actually think about how much of your money the various levels of government get, you'll be sick. Most people pay close to 70% of their income to some form of taxation. That's theft and borderline slavery.
29- Derek Powell
City recommends three designated encampment sites
75Peak Thunder Bay brilliance! After years of tie votes, surveys, delays, and 'overwhelming feedback,' we're blowing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on fences, screens, and pallets to officially turn three parks into tent resorts.Remember when a councillor suggested planting pollinator gardens with bees and thorny bushes to gently discourage camping? We laughed that off... but now we're funding the deluxe version with city cash.Taxpayers, you're not just bankrolling the circus... you're the VIP suckers paying premium prices for managed chaos while bridges get delayed and real solutions collect dust.At this rate we'll need a $1 million consultant report next year titled 'Why the Tents Multiplied Anyway.' Keep those taxes flowing, heroes. The bees are busy, but the encampments are thriving.
4- TbayFromAfar
City recommends three designated encampment sites
68The City is messed up!
3- Many Opinions
City recommends three designated encampment sites
57Somebody’s going to have to explain why we need three of these sites when there’s been a slew of new units added to the inventory of apartments made available for the homeless over the course of the winter. Explain why encampment sites are needed at all given the new housing available. These sites create social dysfunction and undermine the well-being of the entire city. People will only flock to this city to party in unsupervised settings.
2- Taxesupagain
City recommends three designated encampment sites
54Im sure every veteran in the city will be thrilled yo see tents, garbage, drunks and used needles all over by the new memorial at current river park!Please don't re-elect any councilor who votes for this!
3- Wayne P. Boesch
City recommends three designated encampment sites
54yes, lets revamp the marina this summer for the festival grounds to attract more people, and then lets start preliminary work for the next phase of pool 6. at the same time lets also put a homeless encampment beside the north entrance of the marina. you cant make this stuff up anymore..
2- JoeyJeremiah
City recommends three designated encampment sites
52The shelter village we are being forced to pay for is supposed to replace the encampments. This is what the city told us when they suggested it. Please do not make these encampments permanent. I am begging you not to do this as a taxpayer who lives near an encampment and can't move due to health reasons. Residents living in areas near encampments already witness open drug use daily in residential areas, deal with assaults, increased property crime, and harassment by people who won't follow societal rules or be contributing members of the community. This behaviour will only get worse if the encampments are permitted. Please don't do this.
2- tbayresident807
City recommends three designated encampment sites
52Current River Park.. right next to the walking path of Boulevard Lake and St Ignatius high school... I cant see how that can go bad at all.
1- Cideg Gregger
City recommends three designated encampment sites
49There you have it people, enabling is off the charts in Thunder Bay, fully supported by city officials. Disgusting
3- Johnny Best
City recommends three designated encampment sites
50Enough already. Enough of our tax dollars to these non-solutions. When these encampments are full, or trashed, more will pop up elsewhere. Money will continue to get diverted from projects (the article mentions the Mission Island Bridge construction possibly being impacted) to fund these never ending encampments. And we haven't even seen how much over budget the 'village' will run.
1- Rosie B
City recommends three designated encampment sites
49Brian Hamilton, on Facebook, told someone to just write a letter to City Council or call Councillors to express their concerns. Yeah, right, like ANY of them listen to their constituents. They ALL need to go this coming election. We received millions in funding for emergency shelters like another commenter said. WHY are we designating any encampments?
2- Lori Santink
City recommends three designated encampment sites
48Please remember this when it comes to vote for the council and mayor.
2- Real Tradesman
'Banging and shaking' in his house prompts city man to request road repairs
26But hey this isn't a priority because we really need to develop the waterfront and get more museums/galleries and sports centers....
22- Not.Surprised.Again
Seniors housing project proposed for former Municipal Golf Course
13a senior reaching retirement age and not having enough to retire is entirely their fault. Saying that it was no fault or their own leaves them unaccountable to a lifetime of poor choices
34- ReasonablyMad
City recommends three designated encampment sites
41The fact that this city council is constantly putting the homeless ahead of the taxpayers is beyond absurd.
4- joy joy
Gas tops $2 a litre in Thunder Bay
28If ever there was a reason to stay home and not spend a nickel in the United States....this is it. Trump is the sole reason Canadians are paying more for a lot of things and until his supporters decide enough is enough we should support Canada and keep our money on this side of the border.
16- AWHN
City recommends three designated encampment sites
39In Canada, CN and CPKC Police Service officers generally have jurisdiction within 500 metres of any property that the railway company owns, possesses, or administers. This jurisdiction is authorized under section 44(1) of the federal Railway Safety Act. I got a fine last summer for riding a mobility scooter too close to the tracks. Why are the railway police not dealing with at least two of these encampment sites ?
2- Brian M
'This is first class': New bus terminal gets thumbs up from passengers
13Is like literally the same, the layout is the same as it was when I was a teenager going to that terminal. All I see is lipstick on a pig.
27- Not.Surprised.Again
City recommends three designated encampment sites
37Privacy fencing? Ahhh so they can continue inducing themselves with illicit drugs and nobody needs to see? You want to hide these encampments? Try Nets provincial park. There’s an island you can put them on.
1- Cromagna man
