To find out if safety concerns are part of what keeps some of the city’s homeless population away from the core, CBC News spoke with people camping in different parts of the city, as well as to outreach workers, police, a city councillor and a researcher.
The non-profit organization that operates the overdose prevention site in Red Deer, Alta., is handing over operations to Alberta Health Services on May 31.
“With my work on the streets here in Edmonton, it’s very clear that just like all of us, they want a sense of safety, they want a sense of order, they do not…