Tiny shelters recommended as part of Hamilton’s encampment solution

Tiny shelters are back on the table for councillors to consider in Hamilton. This comes after weeks of public consultations to tackle the homelessness crisis.

Next Monday, city staff will present its amended encampment protocol.

The tiny shelter concept is the big addition and city staff are proposing the cabins to be placed along the strip of land in the north end.

The recommendation is pitching up to 25 temporary structures for two years. And according to the organization providing them, they are ready to deliver more if needed.

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If approved by council, mayor Horwath believes the revamped proposal is a good start.

“The idea of sanctioned sites was generally not something people wanted to see,” said Horwath.

“And so that being the case lets take a human rights housing first approach to provide the kind of support people need to keep them well and to give them some of the basic necessities that they require.”

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