Dozens of faith leaders are launching a city-wide campaign today to demand more warming centres be opened immediately in Toronto.
an unhoused person died over the weekend in a fire at an encampment in Liberty VillageOrganizers of the campaign are asking all Torontonians to write to Mayor John Tory and city councillors to urge them to “take action to save lives this winter” by increasing the number of warming centres across the GTA, making access to warming centres available 24 hours a day throughout the winter months, ending encampment evictions and the destruction of survival gear, keeping the current shelter spaces...
to discuss the city’s lack of support for Toronto’s most vulnerable residents during the coldest months of the year. Their effort was also precipitated by the fact that there are not enough shelter spaces in the city as on average in November, 168 individuals who contacted Toronto’s shelter intake system were turned away every day.
Currently, the city’s warming centres are usually only activated when Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health declares an extreme cold weather alert based on a forecast from Environment Canada that is -15 C or colder, or when there’s a wind chill of -20 C or colder. Deasley, in a statement provided to CP24.com, noted that prior to the most recent major snow storm on Dec. 23, Tory worked with city staff to ensure warming centres were opened on Dec. 22, a day earlier than planned and before an Extreme Cold Weather Alert was issued, in an effort to “keep Torontonians safe during the storm.”
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