Belle Park in Kingston, Ont., has become home to a group of people living in tents. On Monday, Global News was given a tour by one of the residents who says the number of people has grown in recent weeks after shelters began enforcing strict social distancing guidelines. “They want these people to be in isolation cells, but we just don’t belong there,” said Nathan, who is living in Belle Park.
Nathan, who wouldn’t provide his last name, showed the tent he built in the park out of black tarps and wood planks. It’s a place he’s called home for just over one week.
Closer to the entrance of the park are multiple tents that Nathan says house around 12 people, all of whom feel the same way about the city’s shelters and isolation centre rules. “So