Thunder Bay’s Homelessness and Public-Safety Crisis: What Can Actually Be Done?

Can Thunder Bay restore public safety while reducing homelessness? We examine policies that work
THUNDER BAY — For a growing number of Thunder Bay residents and business owners, homelessness is no longer viewed only as a housing or social-services issue. It has become intertwined with concerns about property theft, shoplifting, discarded needles and garbage, open drug and alcohol use, aggressive behaviour, panhandling, encampments along waterways and whether people feel comfortable using t