Kingston Ont. mayor says province needs to help fight homelessness
Earlier this year councillors also decided to spend up to $149,000 for services at the encampment, including toilets, dumpsters and security.
But when it comes to filling the gap in the fight against homelessness, he calls these Band-Aid solutions. “We need provincial funding, federal government funding in order to make that work and so that’s going to be a continued call and an advocacy push from me.” “The municipality, the City of Kingston, and the province of Ontario have a partnership, the province needs to step up and they need to provide the funding so that the city can be successful in creating those accessible spaces,” city councillor Greg Ridge said.
The ruling in Kitchener is one that could have a trickle-down effect on municipalities facing similar issues, but at this point, only time will tell.The mayor says next week he will appear in front of the provincial finance committee ahead of the provincial budget announcement in order to continue pushing for help in Kingston.
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