A homeless encampment on a property on Third Avenue and Sherbrooke Street in North Bay is being taken down today.
The North Bay Police confirmed it to BayToday.
"Members of the North Bay Police Service attended a property in the area of Sherbrooke Street and Third Avenue to ensure public safety during the eviction of individuals on the property in accordance with the Trespass to Property Act," stated David Woolley, corporate communications officer with the North Bay Police Service.
"In accordance with the Act, the North Bay Police Service is working in a stand-by capacity with the authority to intervene to ensure public order and safety. Also in attendance were members of multiple community service organizations, who were offering support services to those individuals who were being removed from the property."
See related: Homeless encampment consuming frustrated neighbourhood
The homeless encampments in the area near downtown North Bay have been a point of contention among many of the area neighbours.
Earlier this summer, one neighbour told BayToday the problem is so dire that he has seen homeless individuals defecating on the street in mid-day and doing the same in holes in the ground on the property across the street in a residential area.
Another neighbour says screaming can be heard at all hours of the day and night. Smoke from illegal campfires seeps through the windows of neighbours homes.
The overall consensus from the group is that they do not feel safe in their own neighbourhood.
The neighbours have complained to the owner of the strip of land in question. It's owned by Toronto lawyer Aldo Forgione.
The group has reached out to him and his office multiple times.
An official from Forgione's office told the neighbourhood group they have had an "Agent" go to the property in an attempt to remove the homeless individuals.
BayToday reached out to Aldo Forgione's office in mid September but did not receive a reply.
