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Toronto Parking Lot Becomes Indigenous Shelter | Toronto News
Toronto’s city council is weighing a bold move: turning a rarely-used Green P parking lot on Sheppard Avenue West into a shelter for Indigenous women and children. Councillor Lily Cheng sought clarity after residents raised concerns — city staff confirmed the site was financially underperforming and underutilized, making it a strategic fit for a new shelter. Crucially, the plan explicitly excludes supervised consumption services or drug paraphernalia, even as provincial funding for such sites shrinks amid an ongoing drug crisis. This decision reflects a broader effort to repurpose idle city…
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