Heinbecker: Why the Salvation Army centre shouldn't move to Vanier

The idea of transferring the Salvation Army’s George Street shelter and social service centre to Vanier is a very bad one for Vanier.
At almost any time of day or night, a visit to lower George Street in the Salvation Army Centre’s neighbourhood in the ByWard Market reveals a scene out of a gothic movie, with sidewalks full of panhandlers, hustlers, prostitutes, windshield washers, and the mentally troubled. Drugs are consumed on the sidewalks and drug deals are done in the shadows a