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Cleared encampment near LRT station raises homelessness and addiction support concerns

May 20, 2026

The clearing last week of an encampment in an area south of Ottawa's Bayview LRT station is being flagged as a worrying symptom of the city's homelessness crisis. The recovery of a large number of needles at the site also has one advocate pointing to the closing of local safe consumption sites as a failure to provide people the right supports. CBC's Mélina Lévesque has more.



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