Post by Rick Shea on Jun 9, 2005 12:07:19 GMT -5
It is clear, from the already large number of examples from other cities, that simply relocating the homeless only makes problems worse.
Interestingly, an article in today's Courier, entitled "Vancouver tries to clean up smelly problem" couples this issue with what some people think of as a "vibrant" downtown. And I quote:
"There's a burgeoning entertainment district, a growing homelessness problem and people have nowhere to go."
By "go," the article is referring to going to a toilet. The smell of excrement and urine is not just from the homeless, but also from the patrons of the entertainment district, who relieve themselves anywhere they can.
Is that where Kelowna is headed -- like the streets in Lima, Peru, (and many other cities, but I can speak about Lima from firsthand experience) where they clean up the excrement everywhere every day, and the stench of urine is present almost everywhere, even in the otherwise nice plazas and pedestrian walkways?
Interestingly, an article in today's Courier, entitled "Vancouver tries to clean up smelly problem" couples this issue with what some people think of as a "vibrant" downtown. And I quote:
"There's a burgeoning entertainment district, a growing homelessness problem and people have nowhere to go."
By "go," the article is referring to going to a toilet. The smell of excrement and urine is not just from the homeless, but also from the patrons of the entertainment district, who relieve themselves anywhere they can.
Is that where Kelowna is headed -- like the streets in Lima, Peru, (and many other cities, but I can speak about Lima from firsthand experience) where they clean up the excrement everywhere every day, and the stench of urine is present almost everywhere, even in the otherwise nice plazas and pedestrian walkways?