New guidance urges cities to treat encampment residents with dignity, respect
As a growing number of homeless encampments pop up in communities across Canada, a new report attempts to outline the best practices for the relationship between cities and those populations.
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![With the arrival of winter weather, tents erected in summer by homeless people in Ottawa's downtown have become less numerous. A tent in the snowy woods.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6661993.1699812418!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/homeless-housing-tent-ottawa.jpeg)
As a growing number of homeless encampments pop up in communities across Canada, a new report attempts to outline the best practices for the relationship between cities and those populations.