thousands marched to support the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in the United States and the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto.
But where did protesters who needed to use the washroom go? We don’t know.Guelph, like many Canadian cities, had few open public washrooms in the first phase of the pandemic.
The libraries, community centres and municipal buildings that house public washrooms were closed to the public (though as of late June there is some limited reopening in Guelph.)From May’s now-infamous impromptu summer party in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park to Black Lives Matter protests in June, there are serious challenges when large groups of people gather during a pandemic.