I am glad the planned desecration of the downtown area by city council continues. This now removes any idea of me attending a Spruce Kings game once this place opens up. Let me see, terrible parking, arena that should have been ripped down years ago and now an endless supply of guys with backpacks within easy walking distance to wander the parking lot breaking into vehicles while I am at the game.

I am not against the treatment facility but I am against the location, what it is doing to the people who own houses in the area and how come the function of building keeps changing ? Now they are going to have support and rehabilitation services on site, before they said no, then yes, then no and now yes again. I hate it when the story is not consistant.

Lunarguy:"I am not against the treatment facility but I am against the location, what it is doing to the people who own houses in the area and how come the function of building keeps changing?"

What was the vacant backpacker motel doing for property value? Another case of "Not in My Back Yard". What would you rather have there - another cold beer store? I also live in the area and feel it is a well needed addition to Queensway - when was the last time any new building was constructed on Queensway?

A well run facility with security sure put to shame some of the other apartments down there loaded with drug users and prostitutes...wake up!!!

Site security!lol who are they going to get to live there...addicts don't like the law.Cant wait to see this place after a year!

Protest sign seen at the site of the new proposed residence:

"Homeless people go home!"

The vacant motel should have never been allowed to exist as it was and should have been torn down a long time ago but again that is city council / bylaws controlling that.

You know what, if this facility is going to be so good for the neighborhood, it should be built in College Heights. Get the patrons of the facility away from their own element and expose them to a better way of life.

Always "Not in my backyard"!!! Hopefully, no one has to expierence their loved one suffering from a mental illness, homeless and helpless. Not everyone can understand how to get help without these types places and families need the support too. Parking them up in College Heights would only cause more isolation. Of course the kids from College Heights and other "nice" neighbourhoods couldn't be responsible for any criminal activity - only the "drug users"? Boy, talk about biased.

ignorance rampant...

Actually my backyard is College Heights and I welcome the facility here. It doesn't make sense downtown where all these people trying to recover will get hit up 20 times from the time they leave the door to walk downtown with temptations.

My vote would be to put the bums up in College Heights also. The bums seem to get around easy enough, the welfare office on 5th and Carney is an example.

Lots of good reasons to send the bums up to College Heights rather than keeping them downtown. Get them away from their pimps and dealers, diffuse the bums impact on the city, get the bums closer to the people that work for them, the city is growing to the west and the bums should move with it.

The Backpacker site should be residential or commercial, and encouraged to recover rather than given a death sentence.

Security guards deterring future residents from stealing the metal scrap? Could happen.