March 5, 2018
CTV News
Josh K. Elliott
Homeless shelters labelled a ‘cancer’ on Ottawa’s ByWard Market
Homeless shelters in OttawaÂs ByWard Market area have been labelled a Âcancer by a group of local businesses, whose online petition against them has sharply divided the community.
The ÂSave Our Market petition was launched last week by local business owner Patrick OÂShaughnessy, who says three homeless shelters in the area have cost local businesses Âtens of millions annually in direct and indirect costs. ÂThe shelters, in their current configuration, must be diagnosed for what they are  a cancer which is now terminal for those residents and businesses in their vicinity, OÂShaughnessy writes on the petition website.