Egan: Why the Sally Ann's Vanier move shows street smarts

Set aside all the hand-wringing about process and public consultation — Ottawa’s cottage industry, if not its DNA — and ask the central questions.
Does it make sense for the Salvation Army to move its George Street shelter and social-service hub out of the ByWard Market, and is the proposed location on Montreal Road a good home?
Yes and yes.
For years, we’ve been collectively squawking about the concentration of shelters in the core: the Sally’s Booth Centre on Geor