Preparations underway for Cabot Square heating tent to house Montreal homeless Because of the pandemic, shelters are operating at reduced capacity to avoid crowding and some people who are homeless had no place to keep warm.
That’s why the tent and other temporary warming stations were set up.“The idea, the concept was that it was more of an in and out,” said James Hughes, president and CEO of the Old Brewery Mission. “Thirty minutes, have a soup, meet with a councillor and then back out.”Since Cabot Square is a common meeting spot for people experiencing homelessness, especially those who are Indigenous, a station was put there.