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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.