Board sides with businesses over temporary shelter
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The permit to host a temporary daytime shelter at a Third Avenue storefront has been revoked by a city appeal board, effective March 31, the same day the facility is set to close down after the cold weather months. NEWS PHOTO COLLIN GALLANT
A city appeal board has ruled in favour of business owners who appealed the location of an emergency daytime shelter in the heart of the downtown business district.
However, the decision requires the operation to close at the end of March, which aligns with when the temporary shelter was originally set to close.
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