Letter: A warming centre could have prevented a freezing death

To the editor:

MEMO TO THE CITY OF NORTH BAY. one of the major issues of the election campaign was to bring back the warming centre,

A young man died the other day on the streets during the first cold snap of the year. I'm sure there were other factors, but being exposed to the cold did not help.

How many more will die this year?

The city is facing a lot of important issues but there is none as urgent as this. It cant be put on the back burner.

The problem has been festering for years. but previous administrations have kept a blind eye, passed the buck, and hoped it would go away.

After the COVID restrictions ended people came back to the streets and saw firsthand how the city has gone downhill.

There are many groups and individuals trying to help but have limited resources,

HOW HARD CAN FINDING A WARMING CENTRE BE?  It does not have to be a multi-million project. just a place for people to stay warm and maybe stay alive this winter.

Granville victor Arseneault

North Bay

Editors note: BayToday contacted City police to inquire about the death, but a spokesman says there is no record of police being called to the scene. That doesn't mean the death didn't occur, just that the police were not called to investigate.