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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy
Winnipeg on track to reject managed encampment pilot
Front-line agencies disappointed; report estimates program would cost up to $1.39 million
Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026
In a small park nestled against the Provencher Bridge, the burned-out remnants of a new encampment are blocked off by caution tape.
The Joseph Royal Park camp has been deserted — or taken down by city bylaw officers — but on Wednesday, the acrid smell of smoke hung in the air. Charred items are scattered on the ground, proof that people once called the St. Boniface park home: food and drink containers, clothing, bicycle parts, naloxone kits, a mattress.
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This is the main issue that gets lost in the 'homeless' narrative, they are drug users. There are enough supports that exist for truly homeless individuals or women/families fleeing domestic violence. Many of the funded programs in the pipeline will continue to help this demographic.
There should be zero tolorence for these drug encampments.
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