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The residents of an enclave at Bloor and Church Sts. have said their “little bit of heaven has turned into a living nightmare” since a homeless shelter was built nearby last November.

Now, they feel they have to resort to going “vigilante.”

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The Asquith-Collier Association released its report last week and presented it to the city last Wednesday during an hour-long private meeting.

They’re hoping to get action on what they say is a growing number of fentanyl and other drug use when the 30 beds at the 21 Park Rd. shelter are filled, and the overflow ventures to area parks and the ravine in the neighbourhood.

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“Because it’s not a safe injection site, they are defecating, fornicating, shooting up (in public),” said Janet Lambert of the association.

There’s people passed out. There are people experiencing homelessness who are in a crisis. We’ve never seen such an increase in volume. It’s not working.”