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sydenham road property in kingston to become city homeless shelter

new kingston homeless shelter could provide up to 45 beds and other services

by elliot ferguson
published may 08, 2025
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sydenham road property in kingston to become city homeless shelter
a new emergency homeless shelter is to be established at a city-owned sydenham road property in kingston, ont. on thursday, may 8, 2025. elliot ferguson / the whig-standard
kingston — the city is planning to convert a sydenham road property into a new modular emergency homeless shelter.
council approved the purchase of 924 sydenham rd. tuesday night for $2.45 million and up to $65,000 in closing costs. the money is coming out of funds earmarked in the 2025 budget for housing and homelessness services.
the property is to eventually include accessible modular units installed on the property to provide 30 beds with space for an additional 15 as needed, including space for couples, pets, overnight storage of personal items, showers, some meal services and meeting space.
the new sydenham road location is meant to replace some of the beds that are to close at the adelaide street shelter as that facility winds down operations.
for now, the existing house on the property is to remain as a support building for shelter operations.
the shelter is expected to be in operation by the end of the year.
elferguson@postmedia.com
elliot ferguson
elliot ferguson

elliot ferguson’s hands were ink-stained as a child from delivering his hometown newspaper and, since studying journalism at carleton university and photojournalism at loyalist college, he has continued to deliver the news. he started with the whig-standard in 2011, and prior to that worked for the woodstock sentinel-review and the simcoe reformer. elliot currently covers municipal affairs and the environment, but his true passion is photojournalism and visual storytelling. along the way he has collected numerous provincial, national and international awards for his photography and writing.

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