Community update

Community meeting presentation available online

On May 29, we hosted a Near Neighbour Meeting at Christ Church Cataraqui from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to share updates about the new temporary emergency shelter. The session was moderated by Jennifer Campbell, Commissioner, Community Services, and included opening remarks from District Councillor Paul Chaves and a presentation by Jayne Hartley, Director, Housing and Social Services. Approximately 200 residents in the neighbourhood surrounding the future shelter site attended and had the opportunity to hear more details on the proposed operations and site plan for the temporary emergency shelter and ask questions of City staff and Kingston Police. We sincerely appreciate the time that everyone took to attend the May 29 meeting.

The slides from the presentation are available on Get Involved Kingston. We want to ensure that neighbours who weren't able to attend can access the presentation (which is included below). If you require the presentation in an alternate format, please contact us.

Questions and answers

Questions received through the webpage and during the May 29 meeting have been themed and answered in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the project page. The FAQ section will continue to be updated as more questions and comments come in.

If you have questions about the temporary emergency shelter, please share them with us using the form on Get Involved Kingston.

Next steps

A follow up meeting is being planned to continue the conversation with community and near neighbours on this shelter project and to begin developing a community liaison committee. As details are finalized they will be shared so we would encourage you to Follow the Project or contact us to receive these updates by email.

Thank you,

The 924 Sydenham Road Project Team