06-17-2021, 12:02 PM
(06-17-2021, 10:47 AM)ac3r Wrote: That would be better than the previous option out in Breslau, though it's still pretty far away from anything. There aren't too many bus routes out there for those people to get around to stores or access services but at least they would have something. It's also good to see the City of Kitchener - once again - stepping up to take the lead in our region while the rest of the cities quietly look away.
This just really goes to show we need to solve homelessness, improve mental health and solve the housing crisis. We can't perpetually stick people in sheds for a few months of the year in the middle of nowhere. It feels like we're kicking these people to the curb. Out of sight, out of mind.
Is it a better option? It's more temporary, with less continuity. There was also suggestion from the residents that they felt living in a rural area would give them options they wouldn't get in a non-rural setting.
I do agree it's closer, btu it is also highly inaccessible, and assuming we know what's best for these folks is part of the continuing problem.
I am glad they will not be forced into homelessness (as they are not homeless now) by the fears and anger of wealthy property owners in Breslau and Maryhill.