A planned youth shelter at Dufferin and St. Clair divided local residents on the city’s strategy to help the unhoused.

The shelter in question will be located at an old medical centre at 1615 Dufferin Street, just south of St. Clair. It will eventually serve 50 young people between the ages of 16 and 24.

As plans forge ahead to get the space up and running, an online petition calling for its relocation is once again gaining steam.

It now has more than 2,100 signatures with many added within the last week.

“We have a local methadone clinic that’s got to count for something we are sharing our weight and I would ask if other areas, that are maybe more politically connected are sharing a similar weight in dealing with these difficult situations,” said one area resident.

The petition also

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