854 Bloor Men's Shelter Proposal

Well said

I attended the Oct. 26th meeting. As this is the first notice which was received. Our home is about 50 houses south of bloor and Mr. Layton states he handed out 3000 flyers informing the community of the proposal and that there would be an information night on Oct. 5th. Where was our flyer. It is obvious that they did not want the local residence involved. Last nights meeting was attended by many who do not live in the community, and when CONC & the City housing spokes person were asked serious questions no concrete answers were provided. NO to this shelter in a already vulnerable community.

Do not open a shelter here!!!!!!!

As a woman and resident in the neighborhood, I have only recently started to feel safer walking along Bloor street. It is concerning that residents were not reached out to prior to this item going to vote at City Council. This act goes directly against healthy practices of community engagement and two-way communication.

Shelters should be located closer to the downtown core in commercial areas close to supporting services.

I don't believe that that CONC has negotiated in good faith as the neighbourhood just now is being informed of this decision. It is regrettable what is happening has to be done in secret with an attempt to blindside the neighbourhood which has had a long time in finally getting Blood Street to a point where people are able to walk along the street without having to deal with men lotering and just hanging around. The area has finally started to become a family friendly area on to get this kink of suprise out of rhea blue. City council will be doing the residents of this area a great injustice if they a probe this application taking onto account CONC's previous results and the secrecy that they have used to try and get their agenda done.

I do not agree with the proposed shelter in such a concentrated residential area.

Question: Why wasn't the neighbourhood polled prior to purchasing the build. Did CONC underestimated the neighbourhood. This is an area with young families, who are have worked hard in trying to clean up the less desirables and the problems which accompany them. These men will loiter in the parks, laneways, bloor street. Bloor & Ossington was unsafe a few years ago, I would walk down to harbour only to walk back up the street to avoid, the drunken loiters back then. Are we going back to square one. There is nothing positive in this decision.

There are many places where homeless shelters could be established that will give residents in those shelters access to something to do during the day. An area with young families and neighbourhood that has iver the last 10 years become a magnet for young people setting up first home in a safe area with parks and primary schools for small children. Sadly homelessness attracts a plethora of social misfits and criminals who circle and prey on the vulnerable homeless people. In this neighbourhood there is no adequate means of sheltering the homeless from these undesirables who have nothing but ill-intent for hose who are too weak to resist what they offer, drugs, alcohol, crime. This emerging family centred neighbourhood is not an environment into which such undesirables should be encouraged. There are other better policed, more public areas close by where such a shelter could be located where the clients can find places to wait out the long hours between the shelter being open in safety. I don't know who CONC is and really don't care. The positioning of this proposed shelter is bad planning. Sell the building and buy another one in a more suitable location - somewhere where those who are unfortunate enough to have to use these facilities are safe and the surrounding neighbourhood not put at risk.

This neighborhood has undergone a major change in recent years with so many young families moving in. I think there would be far better sites, even in the local area, that would minimize the impact on the community and dilute the effect of more than 30 men hanging around the streets day and night. It's a terrible idea.

Bad idea..... This neighbourhood needs to improve on good terms not on bad ones.

This is an extremely bad idea, considering that this neighbourhood has recently gotten off its feet due to the drug activity that once took place here. Building this shelter here would just demolish what has been created. Also taking into consideration that this is a family neighbourhood with a lot of kids.

This area is highly used by families and children of all ages.

I am against this proposal. We need more small business and progress in this neighborhood not a shelter. This would be directly across from my home and I am against it. If it happens I will vote out my city councillor.

I live on the corner of Bloor and Shaw, and my family and I reject the shelter proposal.

This will disrupt a peaceful residencial neighborhood.

We just recently turned the corner in this neighbourhood and it has started to feel less trashy and downtrodden...a return to the bad old days is not acceptable. Also, in mind of the homeless people of toronto, it seems no thought was put into locating the shelter. With winter coming it makes no sense to expect people to "commute" from the areas where they prefer to spend their days. Wake up toronto city council! what are you thinking??

The 8 bed shelter didn't work the last time, how is it supposed to work this time as a 30 bed shelter? Same organization and management. Irresponsible to place a shelter near an LCBO, bars, children's care, small startup business and parks!

I sit on the 14 Div cplc and started the Christie Ossington residents association. I was actually a volunteer at conc when it started off, and was primarily operating the nook. when that didn't bring in the revenue to keep the centre opened (yes, it almost shut down), they applied for shelter status, as the city was paying ''per diem'' (per head). this made them enough money they purchased the building and the one next door. AFter misinformation, lack of transparency, the community came together and complained to city hall. in 2008, the bloor location (conc) lost it's shelter. the crime rate went down, and we've maintained the lowest crime rate in ward 19 (I know i see the stats at every month's cplc meeting). I've had past conc staff/board members speak to the city, but it seems that it falls on deaf ears. I've spoken about the BIGONBLOOR fiasco, whereby chair of the committee complained to ms Cork of the Clerk's office for the city. she in turned told bigonbloor to get a trustee they can trust, and that was not conc. On paper all looks legitimate, but to those who lived in the area, and witnessed what was going on, it clearly was not what it appeared (on paper). One time, City staff went on an undeclared visit, and there was no staff present at the bloor location. This is not a case of NYMBY ism. I'd rather see the money spent on clients and getting them more secure homes. surely the 2 million a year they spend in staffing (conc) could support rental units for a few homeless in our city. when I saw financial statment given out at their AGM, I can't believe that they have anyone on the ''sunshine list'', especially when it's a non for profit agency.

I lived at my home for over 60 years and had no problems with drugs or it being unsafe in the neighbourhood. I do not want this men's shelter on bloor because it will cause all these problems.