The federal government has accepted the city's request to temporarily make the Moss Park Armoury a winter respite centre, providing up to 100 new spaces for the city's homeless. The armoury will open Monday morning, Paul Raftis, head of the city's shelter system, said on Friday evening, citing necessary preparation time. The Government of Canada has accepted the request from Toronto and Ontario to temporarily make the Moss Park Armoury available as a 24/7 warming centre for 2 weeks. Armoury has opened before in extreme weatherIn a news conference on Thursday, Mayor John Tory said the city is currently operating six winter respite centres. (Muriel Draaisma/CBC)The armoury at Moss Park was previously used as a shelter during a particularly brutal winter over 20 years ago, in 1996.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2018 19:24 UTC