Public defecation creating a stink in Courtenay, B.C.
Global News
A city councillor is bringing forward a motion to try and address the issue, by trying to find funding for a 24-hour washroom facility for the downtown area.
Public defecation has been an increasing issue in the Vancouver Island city of Courtenay, B.C.
The issue has led to a city councillor proposing a motion to help address the stinky situation.
“We’ve seen an increase in folks not being able to use a public bathroom, people who are unhoused,” Wendy Morin said, a Courtenay city councillor.
“I see it as a public health issue and so that is why we’re advocating to Island Health, and in a broader sense the province.”
The motion that will be heard at the June 12 council meeting will be directing city staff to request a meeting with Island Health.
The meeting will be discussing potential health impacts of the lack of adequate and accessible washrooms.
City council will also be discussing capital and funding with the health authority to support a 24-hour washroom facility in the downtown area.
“First and foremost, I see it as a problem for the unhoused. Many of them are seniors and many have disabilities,” Morin said.
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