The Manitoba Metis Federation is prepared to take legal action against the City of Winnipeg over the growing homeless encampment next to its headquarters near the Disraeli Freeway, according to a letter addressed to the city dated June 2. The MMF building is located on Henry Avenue, near the South Point Douglas area, and there is a large homeless camp next to it that continues to grow. Federation president David Chartrand says they started having issues with the people living there last winter, but it's been getting worse of late. Drug use, public indecency, fires and violence are often witnessed around the encampment, he said, and some people living there have mental health issues. Should a camp pose a risk to public safety, however, the WPS will be called to the area, they said.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2020 09:56 UTC