Into the woods: a glimpse at the temporary homes in Toronto’s ravines
TORONTO — Deep in Toronto’s ravines, in the nooks of its parks and under its bridges, hides a sprawling population of temporary homes.
Some are spartan: a single sheet and a pillow next to a fallen tree. Others have makeshift walls and doors. Some have chairs and couches, one features a broken stroller. Others are set up by campfires.
They are signs of the harsh life some choose over a bed in the city’s shelter system.
Greg Cook, an outreach worker with Sanctuary Ministries Toronto, a charity that helps those on the margins of society, heads to the city’s ravines and larger parks a few times a year to check on those living in the makeshift sites.