Homeless Evicted, Homes Destroyed
under Bathurst St. Bridge
In the early hours of Thursday May 27, 2004, residents of homes built under the Bathurst Street Bridge were forced from the property and watched helplessly as their dwellings were destroyed. Bulldozers finished the job and left the site resembling more a wasteland than a tiny community tucked into the foundations of the bridge. The razing was a result of the city making good on an earlier eviction notice which came from the City of Toronto By-Law Enforcement office and is reportably due to the Bremner Street expansion.
Residents living under the Gardiner Expressway at the Spadina Street Bridge consider themselves next as they expect the city to post their eviction notices sometime in the next week. Unlike when the city evicted the residents of Tent City, no shelter or rent supplements were provided as relief. Residents returned to the site on Saturday for an emergency support rally and meal where activist pledged to defend their homes and hold David Miller accountable for his "less than NDP-type behaviour", as one supporter stated.
For more information on the campaign, please contact the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty:
website: http://www.ocap.ca/ocapnews/bathurst.html
phone: 416-925-6939
email: ocap@tao.ca
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| Title: | Homeless Eviction Feature |
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| Author: | Krystalline Kraus |
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| Summary: | Despite the progressive rhetoric from city hall, persecution of the homeless continues, with the removal of homes under the Bathurst St. bridge. |
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| ContactInfo?: | ocap@tao.ca |
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| WebSite?: | http://www.ocap.ca/ocapnews/ba |
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| ImcLocale?: | Ontario |
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| ArticleType?: | Feature |
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| MediaType?: | Article |
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| Day: | 1 |
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| Month: | Jun |
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| Year: | 2004 |
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