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Man charged with alleged assault on garbage collector near Hamilton encampment: police
Ontario extends injunction blocking removal of Hamilton homeless encampments The City of Hamilton has been trying to relocate people populating encampments that have kept springing up since May, like the one at Ferguson Avenue.Mayor Fred Eisenberger previously said the “tent cities” have been a “difficult challenge” due to occupants refusing the city’s help to place them in stable housing environments.The “unsanitary” nature of most encampments is what has Eisenberger concerned, saying that it could have an adverse effect on those living in tents and nearby residents.“I don’t want them to become, you know, slums of tent cities that cause potentially all kinds of different problems, including the potential spread of this coronavirus,”