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Councillor calls for bylaw review after Belle Park evictions

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, Bylaw 2009-76, Bylaw Enforcement Officers, bylaw review, City Council, City of Kingston, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Dr. Kieran Moore, eviction, green spaces, Home Base Housing, homeless encampment, homeless population, homelessness in Kingston, Housing and Homelessness Committee, living rough, nuisance or disturbance calls, public parks, Street outreach team, UN Protocol for Homeless Encampments

City Councillor Mary Rita Holland is calling for more transparency around the outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness in Kingston after

Belle Park post-script: An open letter to Kingston City Council

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Kingstonist 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, City Council, City of Kingston, Dr. Eva Purkey, drug use, eviction, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Integrated Services Hub, Kingaton, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), safe injection sites, Toni Thornton

The following is a submitted open letter to the Kingston City Council. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily

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City responds to questions on Belle Park eviction

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, eviction, eviction date, homeless encampment, homelessness, Kingston Police, removal of items

The City of Kingston has responded to questions regarding the forced eviction of Belle Park residents on the afternoon of

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Letter: Councillor speaks out about Belle Park encampment removal

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, City of Kingston, Councillor Jim Neill, denied entry, eviction, homeless encampment, homelessness, Kingston Police, letter, Mayor Bryan Paterson, opinion, public park, removal of shelters

The following is an open letter to Mayor Bryan Paterson from Councillor Jim Neill concerning the removal of items and

City removes tents, belongings from Belle Park camp

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Belle Park, City of Kingston, Cooks Brothers Youth Centre, Councillor Jim Neill, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, Megaffin Park, mut, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK)

The City of Kingston reports that they have taken “the final steps to remove what remains of an encampment at

City of Kingston removes temporary services at Belle Park

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Belle Park, bylaw exemption, City Council, City of Kingston, evictions, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness, Integrated, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), phone blast, removal of electricity, removal of temporary services, removal or porable washrooms

On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, City of Kingston Staff began implementing City Council’s decision to extend the

Artillery Park drop-in centre opens with reduced hours

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 24/7, Artillery Park, Belle Park, City of Kingston, deadline, drop-in centre, eviction, food for those in need, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Lionhearts Inc, operating with part-time hours, Public Consumption and Treatment Centre, soft launch, Street Health Centre

The City’s Integrated Care Hub at Artillery Park opened on a part-time schedule on Monday, Jul. 20, 2020. Originally announced

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Council votes to extend bylaw exemptions at Belle Park

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Councillor Jim Neill, Councillor Lisa Osanic, Councillor Mary Rita Holland, Councillor Peter Stroud, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, Councillor Wayne Hill, deadline, Doug Yearwood, Dr. Eva Purkey, eviction, extended deadline, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homelessness in Kingston, Ivan Stoiljkovic, Katarokwi Union of Tenants, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Kozy Inn, Mayor Bryan Paterson, rally, solidarity

The meeting of Kingston City Council on Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020 immediately got down to business, first tackling the deadline

Rally at Belle Park calls for solidarity with occupants

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment Belle Park, Brockville, Christine Beddard, City of Kingston, eviction date, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless encampment, housing and homelessness, housing solutions, Jeremy Milloy, Kingston, Kingston City Council, Leigh Bursey, living rough, Maggie Halliday, Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston (MAKK), Nathan Rosevaar, protest, rally, solidarity

Approximately 200 people came out in solidarity with the homeless occupants of Belle Park at an on-site rally on the

City: July 7 not an eviction date for Belle Park encampment

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Belle Park, campers not being evicted, City Council, City of Kingston, eviction date, homeless camp, homeless encampment, Kingston, Robert Hosier

After months of people camping at Belle Park and the City of Kingston indicating the homeless encampment was “very temporary,”

Dr. Moore to campers: ‘Nothing about you, without you’

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Belle Park, camping, City of Kingston, deadline extended, Dr. Kieran Moore, Home Base Housing, homeless camp, homeless encampment, infectious disease, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Mayor Bryan Paterson, tent city, Tom Greening

Dr. Kieran Moore, Kingston’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, uses a simple phrase to sum up his approach to the

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Eviction, empathy, and engagement: The complex case of Belle Park

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Robert Kiley 0 Comments access to health care, access to water, Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, addictions, Belle Park, City of Kingston, Department of Housing and Social Services, Eight principles for homeless encampments, eviction, harm reduction, homeless camp, homeless encampment, homlessness, human rights, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada, Robert Kiley, United Nations (UN)

A new encampment with many needs I received my first tip about the Belle Park encampment approximately three weeks ago