Halifax-area neighbours band together to help residents of homeless encampment
With shelter beds scarce in Halifax, a growing number of people have been staying in tents at a ball field in Lower Sackville. But a group of neighbours say they couldn't stand by and watch people sleep outside, so they've banded together to lend a hand.
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With shelter beds scarce in Halifax, a growing number of people have been staying in tents at a ball field in Lower Sackville. But a group of neighbours say they couldn't stand by and watch people sleep outside, so they've banded together to lend a hand.