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A controversial warming centre in Brockville, Ont., will be moved from an apartment building to a vacant school, following complaints from residents.
The warming centre, which provides overnight shelter to people experiencing homelessness, will be moved to a vacant school at 166 Pearl St. E., the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville said in a statement on Tuesday.
Since the new year, the warming centre has been temporarily located in an apartment building at 55 Reynolds Dr. after Brockville’s overnight shelter shut down Dec. 31 due to a lack of funding.
But residents of the apartment building told CBC last week that they felt unsafe in their own homes due to the presence of strangers.
In its statement announcing the move, the counties thanked the residents for “their patience and understanding” as authorities worked to find a new space.
“We are continuing to work toward a permanent solution,” said Warden Corinna Smith-Gatcke in the statement.
The centre will operate from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., seven nights a week, with support staff and security on site. It will provide reclining chairs, blankets, drinks and snacks.