Councillors decry Dec. 15 closure of aging family shelter in Mechanicsville

City councillors say the decision by city staff to shut down the aging Forward Avenue Family Shelter — which they learned of Thursday ahead of a Dec. 15 closure — only increases the mounting need to address a “crisis” in family housing and homelessness.
Councillors Catherine McKenney and Jeff Leiper said in a statement that they and fellow councillors Diane Deans and Mark Taylor pressed for protections for the displaced families at an emergency meeting with staff on Frida