Author of the article: Postmedia Staff
Publishing date: Jan 18, 2021 • January 18, 2021 • 2 minute read •
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Ensuring resident safety is always a priority for the City of Belleville and during COVID-19 this commitment has intensified.
The additional safety precautions have added extensive expenses to the City’s operating costs, including support systems for the vulnerable populations within the community. The City was pleased to receive financial support from the CMA Foundation (CMAF) which was applied to the summer cooling centre’s operating expenses which enabled our community to better protect and assist those who need it most.
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An initiative aimed at giving the unsheltered population safe places to go to the bathroom is moving forward with installing temporary washrooms.
The Places to Go – Public Restroom Strategy put together with the City of Winnipeg and community partners such as End Homelessness Winnipeg will be opening seven public bathrooms to give those experiencing homelessness a dignified place to go to the bathroom.
“The Places to Go Strategy is about profound human dignity and making sure that Winnipeg’s most vulnerable among us have access to basic human rights and necessities, Sherri Rollins, Winnipeg s Chairperson of the Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks says in a statement.
WINNIPEG The first public restrooms in Downtown Winnipeg have opened, giving those experiencing homelessness access to basic human rights and necessities. On Tuesday, the city opened three temporary public restrooms at different locations throughout the Downtown area. The restrooms are a part of the City of Winnipeg s first phase of the Places to Go – Public Restroom Strategy. “The Places to Go Strategy is about profound human dignity and making sure that Winnipeg’s most vulnerable among us have access to basic human rights and necessities, Sherri Rollins, chairperson of the Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks, said in a news release.