Comments on: Ville-Marie’s war on the homeless http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:15:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skunk http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-7890 Skunk Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:59:53 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/#comment-7890 I've been in the street for about 2 years , i've meet mario a couple of time , very wise man. I don't think you have to ''solve'' the problem , i mean i remember who much i could appreciate life as an homeless. Some time where tough other just great! And for all of you working in little office and looking at people in the street as if there where shit you think your life is better?? working over time always being stress and rushing for a little 2 weeks vacation well go ahead have fun i rather have 365 days of vacation a years live free and all of that with the money you earn. Thank you ! I've been in the street for about 2 years , i've meet mario a couple of time , very wise man. I don't think you have to ''solve'' the problem , i mean i remember who much i could appreciate life as an homeless. Some time where tough other just great! And for all of you working in little office and looking at people in the street as if there where shit you think your life is better?? working over time always being stress and rushing for a little 2 weeks vacation well go ahead have fun i rather have 365 days of vacation a years live free and all of that with the money you earn. Thank you !

]]> By: Cecelia Mogilansky http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-5430 Cecelia Mogilansky Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:53:53 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/#comment-5430 I am from Manhattan, New York City. I've been coming to Montreal for the past 20 years. I love your City. However, I did notice every year that the homelessness gets worse and worse. It seems to be more than in New York probably because Montreal is a smaller City and these street people are mostly concentrated downtown. I don't know how you think you will solve it, we haven't solved it in New York and we have MANY shelters and programs for them. It's not only a mental or drug problem it's also a socio economic problem. I am from Manhattan, New York City. I've been coming to Montreal for the past 20 years. I love your City. However, I did notice every year that the homelessness gets worse and worse. It seems to be more than in New York probably because Montreal is a smaller City and these street people are mostly concentrated downtown. I don't know how you think you will solve it, we haven't solved it in New York and we have MANY shelters and programs for them. It's not only a mental or drug problem it's also a socio economic problem.

]]> By: Synth http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-4770 Synth Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:43:36 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/#comment-4770 Aww Mario :) Hes a really awesome person and really intelligent. hes not mentally ill. or has a drug addiction. hes a brilliant person. i think the homeless issue should be left alone. Im homeless myself. once slept in Viger park for about a month i left town, and headed back to find out that i couldnt sleep in the park anymore we were good in that park never bothered anyone. cleaned our mess. its fuckin stupid.. i think people shuld leave the homeless be. theyre outside because they like living the free life. Aww Mario :)
Hes a really awesome person
and really intelligent.
hes not mentally ill.
or has a drug addiction.
hes a brilliant person.
i think the homeless issue should be left alone.

Im homeless myself.
once slept in Viger park for about a month
i left town, and headed back
to find out that i couldnt sleep in the park anymore

we were good in that park
never bothered anyone.
cleaned our mess.

its fuckin stupid..
i think people shuld leave the homeless be.

theyre outside because they like living the free life.

]]> By: Alanah Heffez http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 Alanah Heffez Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:38:49 +0000 http://spacingmontreal.ca/2008/04/07/ville-maries-war-on-the-homeless/#comment-2500 That said, there are a lot of resources for homeless people in Montreal - L'Anonyme and Pops Dans la Rue as well as shelters and soup kitchens. Having volunteered with Dans la Rue for nearly a year, I've heard many times that this kind of outreach is not available to homeless people in other cities. We need to ensure that the work done by these organizations is not being countered by borough or municipality policies, which seems to be the case right now. There is a municipal public consultation about homelessness (itinérence) going on this month: Thursday April 10th - question period, 7pm at city Hall (275, rue Notre-Dame Est) Tuesday April 15th - comment period and deposition of memoirs. 7pm at city Hall (275, rue Notre-Dame Est) info: http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=65,106529&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL That said, there are a lot of resources for homeless people in Montreal - L'Anonyme and Pops Dans la Rue as well as shelters and soup kitchens. Having volunteered with Dans la Rue for nearly a year, I've heard many times that this kind of outreach is not available to homeless people in other cities. We need to ensure that the work done by these organizations is not being countered by borough or municipality policies, which seems to be the case right now.

There is a municipal public consultation about homelessness (itinérence) going on this month:

Thursday April 10th - question period, 7pm at city Hall (275, rue Notre-Dame Est)

Tuesday April 15th - comment period and deposition of memoirs. 7pm at city Hall (275, rue Notre-Dame Est)

info:
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=65,106529&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

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