A tent city in Oshawa has been handed an eviction notice.

City Councillor Brian Nicholson wanted Oshawa to look into setting up a designate site for the tents.

“What I’m suggesting is that if the city has some vacant land, possibly the city can set up a site for them so that way they can be properly monitored,” said Nicholson.

Nicholson says there’s not a lot of support for his idea, even though it would be a temporary solution, so they’re looking at other options.

“It’s not something that’s an easy solution,” remarked Nicholson. “But kicking people out and sending them on their way isn’t a solution either.”

He says he’s heard there’s between 40 and 60 people living on the private property on Quebec Street and he clarified the city is not the one evicting them, it’s the landowner.

He says the region’s primary care outreach team is working with the people living at the property along with other social agencies.

A notice posted by community outreach group DIRE (Direct Intervention Reaching Everyone) says the people have to be off the land by Wednesday.

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