Toronto: Tent City Evicted

What is affected
Communal
Type of violation Forced eviction
Dispossession/confiscation
Date 24 September 2002
Region NA [ North America ]
Country Canada
Location Toronto, Ontario1

Affected persons

Total 125
Men 0
Women 0
Children 0
Proposed solution
Details
Development



Forced eviction
Costs

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State
Local
Provincial government, Home Depot
Brief narrative On the morning of September 24, 2002, 125 people who had established a makeshift community on disused industrial land on the edge of the Toronto harbour were, after a long and well-publicized struggle, finally evicted. Located on a site that falls within the area being studied as part of Toronto’s extensive waterfront redevelopment plans, Tent City had been occupied since 17 people pitched tents there in January 1998.\r\nFor further detail:\r\nhttp://www.canadianarchitect.com/issues/ISarticle.asp?id=74981&story_id=CA133167&issue=11012002&PC=&RType=
Costs €   0


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