Ottawa city councillor concerned over sprung structure debate [Video]

Sunday marked the latest in a series of protests against plans to build tent-like “sprung-structures” to house asylum seekers in Ottawa.

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Protesters lined up the street on Woodroffe Avenue beside the site of one of those proposed structures. The protest was organized by a group of residents from Merivale Gardens, including Robert Carberry who is asking the city to find a different location.

“This is an environmentally sensitive piece of the Greenbelt. It just it doesn’t make sense for so many reasons,” said Carberry.

“Putting 300 people where 300 people live just doesn’t seem to work.”

One Ottawa city councillor says these protests are becoming more politically charged as the debate over the sites rages on.

“My ward is screaming for more resources and more help from upper levels of government,” said Rideau-Vanier Coun. Stephanie …