Indigenous leader says she was never informed of plans for an encampment site in Timmins, Ont. – CBC

April 9, 2025

Natasha Martin says around half of the city’s homeless population is Indigenous

An Indigenous leader who lives in TImmins, Ont., says she was never consulted about a proposal for an encampment relocation project at the edge of town near a landfill site.

In March, Timmins city council voted in favour of a plan to put up to 40 temporary emergency shelters at a site on Pine Street South that does not currently have access to public transit, hydro and water service from the city.

“It really made me sad to where I actually cried because, you know, the way that we’re treating this group of people isn’t right,” said Natasha Martin, deputy grand chief of Mushkegowuk Council, which represents seven First Nations in northern Ontario.

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