Whereas the 2021 Point in Time Count showed 300 people in the District of Nipissing identified as homeless, indicating a steady increase from previous counts;
And Whereas while Government funding has provided capital dollars throughout the pandemic for the development of the Gateway Campus to provide emergency and transitional housing to the District of Nipissing’s most vulnerable, there is no health and housing funding to support operations;
And Whereas the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) continues to advocate for housing and health funding with the Province to staff and meet the needs of the District of Nipissing’s most vulnerable.
Therefore be it Resolved that the Council of the City of North Bay advocate for housing and health staffing support funding for the District of Nipissing’s transitional housing development known as Gateway House with the Provincial Government.
And Further be it Resolved that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Michael Tibollo, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark, MPP Victor Fedeli, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association.
Record of Vote Upon Request of Councillor King:
Yeas: Councillors King, Brousseau, Robertson, Bain, Maroosis, Valenti, Mayne, B. Vrebosch and Mayor McDonald.
Nays: Nil