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The situation at Cabot Square is getting desperate.

People fight in the park, sleep inside the nearby métro station and some scramble for a safe place to escape their drug dealer. Two intervention workers who patrolled the downtown park recently quit and the few remaining workers say they’re at the end of their rope.

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Since a shelter across from Cabot Square was forced to move from the neighbourhood in December — leaving men and women in the area without a quiet place to hide away — conditions in the area have deteriorated.

That’s according to police and STM security sources, local shop owners and the director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal.

The Open Door shelter provided a space for people to sleep and access to an addiction worker and nurse as well as served food for up to 150 people each day. Since it moved to Parc Ave. last year, advocates say there’s a glaring need for resources to take its place.