Transition House is located at 10 Chapel Street in Cobourg, providing 24-hour emergency shelter for homeless people in Northumberland County.
A group residents and business owners calling themselves the Good Neighbour Coalition Cobourg launched a campaign to address concerns related to Transition House, the only emergency shelter for homeless people in Northumberland County. Since then, the group has made a public presentation to council. And, it has been active in advocating for a resolution to the issues they raise, including increased and recurring problems with public drug use, people sleeping outdoors, verbal abuse and intimidation, disruptions day and night including physical altercations, theft, and break-ins.
With me in studio Alyson King, a representative of the group Good Neighbours Coalition Cobourg. Welcome, Alyson.
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