Why is city hall offering to buy this former public school in east London?
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During a debate by council’s Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee about winter shelter beds for Londoners experiencing homelessness, focus turned to a failed plan that initially would have operated 100 beds inside the Bob Hayward YMCA Building.
The future of a vacant school property on Hamilton Road may be coming into focus.
During a debate by council’s Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee about winter shelter beds for Londoners experiencing homelessness, focus turned to a failed plan that initially would have operated 100 beds inside the Bob Hayward YMCA Building.
Known as ‘The Bob,’ it’s slated to close Nov. 24.
Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister told colleagues he received a lot of feedback about the possible repurposing of ‘The Bob’ into a winter shelter.
“I think there’s a lot of rumours. Disinformation is kind of flying around that location,” McAlister said. “My first question to [city staff] is if we have put in an offer on the Fairmont School which is adjacent to it?”
The former Fairmont Public School at 1040 Hamilton Rd. sits on a 4.5 hectare property next to the YMCA building at 1050 Hamilton Rd.
The school closed in June 2022.
