After taking drastic steps on opioids, an Ontario city struggles to find its footing | Unpublished
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Publication Date: December 10, 2025 - 04:30

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After taking drastic steps on opioids, an Ontario city struggles to find its footing

December 10, 2025

In early November, workers in pickup trucks arrived at Milligan’s Pond, a wooded oasis in Barrie, Ont., an hour north of Toronto. Their orders were clear.

After a double murder nearby left two men from a local homeless encampment dead and another charged with the crime, the city had declared a state of emergency and started clearing its biggest encampments. The last one left was at Milligan’s Pond.



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