“Fear stress” Toronto residents pen letter to city over homeless encampment

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Residents of a downtown Toronto neighbourhood are calling on the municipal government to take action when it comes to a homeless encampment located in their community. • The group, comprised of more than a dozen local businesses and residences, has penned a letter to Mayor Olivia Chow and other officials. It raises a number of significant safety concerns. • It’s part of a growing number of concerns being raised by communities across the country about homeless encampments, which spurred the federal housing advocate to issue a report on Tuesday, calling for a plan to end homelessness and an end to forced evictions from the encampments. • “Residents are experiencing fear, stress and anxiety from this encampment,” the letter reads in part. Residents say they have witnessed a number of incidents over the past several months alone, including an alleged physical assault on a female employee from a nearby business. • Global’s Shallima Maharaj has the details. • For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10290294/d... • Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc • Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ • Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt • Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB • #GlobalNews #Toronto #HousingCrisis

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