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Press Conference to Demand Immediate Action on Deadly Housing Crisis
January 17, 2019
Following yet another brutal death of a homeless woman early this morning, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is calling a press conference this Thursday, January 17 at noon to demand action on Toronto’s deadly housing crisis from all three levels of government. The homeless woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was killed after being run over by a garbage truck as she slept on a surface grate for warmth.
This most recent death comes just a week after another homeless woman, Crystal Papineau, died near Dovercourt and Bloor after getting trapped in a clothing donations bin in the middle of the night. That same night, a young homeless Indigenous man was also found dead.
Much like the night Crystal died, Toronto’s emergency shelters were full across all sectors last night, the sub-standard backup respites centres were packed, and the closest women’s drop-in, which offers no sleeping space, was overcapacity. The City’s nightly shelter census data demonstrates that the situation remains virtually the same almost every single night of the year.
Time: Noon
Location: Alley next to 165 University Avenue Toronto, ON
Website: http://ocap.ca
For information contact: Yogi Acharya
Phone: 647-764-0488
Categories: Social Services
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