Yes, there is a new halfway house for federal parolees being built above the John Howard Society office up on Eglinton Ave. West. What those behind the project say is it won’t be used to house sex offenders or convicted pedophiles. “People with that background would not pass the assessment screening,” said Sonya Spencer, Toronto executive director of the John Howard Society (JHS). “We are very aware of the concerns of parents and the worries of the community, too.”No sex offenders or people who have harmed children. But the elephant in the room and on the street is simply this: Does it make sense to establish the halfway house so close to a school?

Source: Daily Sun October 11, 2017 02:15 UTC