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Brockville Tenants Voice Safety Fears After Temporary Warming Centre Opens in Their Building

Brockville Tenants Voice Safety Fears After Temporary Warming Centre Opens in Their Building

Brockville, Ont. (Rajeev Sharma): Residents of an apartment complex in Brockville say they no longer feel secure after a temporary overnight warming centre for people experiencing homelessness was set up inside their building earlier this month. The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville opened the warming centre on January 2 in a shared common room at 55 Reynolds Drive, a 43-unit building owned and managed by the counties. The space operates nightly from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., can host up to 40 people, and is overseen by support staff and private security. The decision followed the closure of Brockville’s…
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