The Salvation Army
plans a new shelter
in Vanier, Ottawa.
A 350-bed facility.
Opponents say
it’s a poor neighbourhood.
Gangs, drugs, arson, prostitution.
The community needs
a vibrant main street to
attract businesses and
boost economic growth.
A shelter would create a
poverty ghetto,
kill the dream
of a better future.
Proponents say
it’s a poor neighbourhood.
The shelter would not drag things
down much further.
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday)
