By Name List, there are 1,012 people experiencing homelessness in HRM, an almost 60 per cent increase since August of last year and an approximately 500 per cent increase since 2018.While those numbers don’t include people who may be sheltering in rural HRM, sleeping in their car or staying at a friend or family member’s house.“We’re forgotten, you know, everybody forgets about us,” said Tanner.
“It’s not right.”City staff will present a report to council outlining options for additional designated tent locations and alternative approaches to combatting homelessness at next week’s meeting.
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