“tent-cities” in Hamilton says Ontario’s superior court has granted an injunction preventing the city “from involuntarily removing” the encampments from public spaces.Wade Poziomka of Ross & McBride LLP told Global News that the injunction is good for a period of 10 days and forbids the city from the “involuntarily removing” of individuals who are homeless in encampments on public spaces.
Spike in Hamilton homeless encampments a ‘difficult challenge,’ says city On Wednesday, downtown Hamilton councillor Jason Farr told Global News the city was ‘hoping’ the residents would choose either housing, hotels or a shelter by Friday but said there is ‘no direction’ toward ‘dismantling’ any encampments.“It was our hope in more recent engagement.