Mayor Ken Boshcoff's cancelled appearance on a panel discussion over community safety prompted questions and left other local leaders to set the tone on a wide-ranging conversation.
Outreach workers are pooling their resources to help the increasing number of people sleeping in encampments in Thunder Bay, Ont. In their third encampment blitz this summer, several agencies worked together Wednesday to address health-care and housing needs.
As the number of people sleeping outside in Thunder Bay, Ont. reaches triple digits, outreach and support workers are the lifeline to delivering them essential services. Here's an update on the city's dozen homeless encampments and what people are doing to help.