Why some homeless Edmontonians choose to camp outside the inner city

To find out if safety concerns are part of what keeps some of the city’s homeless population away from the core, CBC News spoke with people camping in different parts of the city, as well as to outreach workers, police, a city councillor and a researcher.

Why some homeless Edmontonians choose to camp outside the inner city
A man in an orange safety suit stands in front of a camp site.

To find out if safety concerns are part of what keeps some of the city’s homeless population away from the core, CBC News spoke with people camping in different parts of the city, as well as to outreach workers, police, a city councillor and a researcher.