Tent city residents share stories of life on the streets
Author of the article: Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles
Publishing date: May 18, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read • A tent city has been erected at the corner of Third Avenue and Ferguson Street, where more than 20 homeless individuals reside. The Nugget spent several hours, Monday night, talking to those who find themselves living on the streets. Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles/The Nugget
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Tucked up on a hill at Ferguson Street and Third Avenue is a tent city more than 20 people now call home.
Their colourful tents, protected by tarps, line the former railway tracks. In the middle of the site a man-made hole is used to store coolers with leftover meals from Hope’s Kitchen, while a few lawn chairs are neatly tucked beside carts and strollers used to carry belongings.
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