Across from the Main Street TTC station, there are a handful of tents in Stanley G. Grizzle Park, and while the encampment has been cleared before, and no camping signs were put up, the tents have returned.

Patrick has been here for months. He says the city has offered him and the others a place in a shelter, but adds he’s had bad experiences in those shelters.

Toronto City Council returns next week, and Beaches East York councillor and mayoral candidate Brad Bradford plans to put forth a motion for debate, which he says will speed up the process of clearing encampments near city parks.

“We are not going to have encampments in our parks within 200 metres of playgrounds, daycares or schools,” says Bradford, whose motion calls for prioritizing removing encampments within 48 hours of being

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