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The approval of the tiny shelter pilot project in Hamilton is facing a lot of backlash from residents.

The approval of the tiny shelter pilot project in Hamilton is facing a lot of backlash from residents.

A councillor and leadership from the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS) will attempt to answer questions Saturday on tiny homes greenlighted for Strachan Street.

A councillor and leadership from the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS) will attempt to answer questions Saturday on tiny homes greenlighted for Strachan Street.

Council approved the city’s protocol on Friday, and housing director Michelle Baird says staff are now investigating complaints.

Two dozen tiny cabins are on track to find a home in a downtown Hamilton park later this year, after councillors voted in support of the two-year pilot project at a meeting Monday. Tiny homes will be a place for residents to find stability as they wait for permanent housing, says one of the organizers.

City staffers are putting their support behind setting up a community of tiny houses — instead of sanctioned encampments — as part of its response to the city’s homelessness emergency. They also have an adjusted encampment protocol and plans in the short-term and in the long-term.

A mini homes pilot and access to facilities will be part of a revised protocol to be presented as part of a solution to help those experiencing homelessness.

A mini homes pilot and access to facilities will be part of a revised protocol to be presented as part of a solution to help those experiencing homelessness.

The HWDSB says water and structural issues are the reason Sir John McDonald High School can't be used as a temporary shelter for those experiencing homelessness in Hamilton.