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Municipal Information 

Region of Waterloo

• Housing
• Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing
• Point In Time Count (2021)
  •  2021 Point in Time Count Findings (Infographic)
• The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness​
• ​​​​​Engage Waterloo Region: Interim Housing Solutions

​City of Cambridge

• ​Clean Up Requests and Encampments

City of Kitchener​​

• Encampments​

​City of Waterloo

• ​Encampments​​

​Homeless Hub

• Waterloo Region - Community Profile

Point in Time Count of Homeless - Stories and Narratives - Social Development Center Waterloo Region

Victoria and Weber Encampment Court Decision: 
​The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Persons Unknown and to be ​Ascertained, 2023 ONSC 670
COURT FILE NO.: CV-22-717 DATE: 2023-01-27 - The Public Record

A Summary of the Waterloo Encampment Decision - Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA)

No Fixed Address: A Talk About Homelessness and Encampements (1:11:33)
The Mike Farwell Show - February 21, 2024

Advocates push to keep warming centres open overnight amid extreme cold
​CTV News - January 16, 2024

By the numbers: Waterloo Region's unsheltered crisis in 2023
The Record News - January 3, 2024

​'We're at a crossroads,' say housing experts meeting in Cambridge for National Housing Day
Cambridge Today - November 22, 2023 

Some residents leave Soper Park encampment after being ordered to move
CTV News - September 26, 2023

Young women often feel alone, isolated as they move from homeless to housed: WLU research
CBC News - February 27, 2022
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Kitchener bylaw officers block overnight camp-out by supporters aiming to rally for the homeless in Victoria Park
The Record News - May 28, 2023

Event raising awareness about homelessness will see overnight campers in Victoria Park despite ban: Organizers
City News Kitchener - May 26, 2023

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On February 22nd, Regional Councillor Rob Deutschmann hosted this inaugural town hall segment of 2024, titled: "No Fixed Address: A Talk About Homelessness and Encampments". 

​Participants from varied municipalities across Canada attended to contribute their thoughts and perspectives, including Dr. Erin Dej and Jaime Stief who joined the discussion from Waterloo Region, ON.

Dr. Erin Dej, Associate Professor, Deptartment of Criminology,
​Wilfrid Laurier University

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Jaime Stief, Community Advocate
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​Featured municipalities included:

• Waterloo Region, ON
• Vancouver, BC
• Sarnia-Lambton, ON
• ​Ottawa, ON
• ​Niagara Falls, ON
• London, ON

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