Located at 310 Division Street, this is an establishment owned by Northumberland County but operated by an independent board. It is licenced by the Town of Cobourg as an Emergency Care Establishment which is defined as "an institutional use that provides a means of immediate, temporary accommodation and assistance for a short-term period, generally less than one week, for the majority of the residents."
- Go to the Town of Cobourg's web page on "Emergency Care Establishments".
- Download the Emergency Care Establishments By-Law
- Go to the Transition House web site.
The new facility allows a homeless person to bring along his or her partner and/or pet, that addresses all three barriers, making it a low-barrier shelter but it does have a code of conduct.
Transition House – Client's Code of Conduct
The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to educate clients about acceptable standards of behaviour and to minimize adverse neighborhood impacts. All clients of Transition House are required to adhere to the following code of conduct listed below:
- Abstain from behaviour that is disruptive and unacceptable to others. Examples include: verbal, physical, or sexual harassment, bullying, threats and/or violent behaviour, nudity, possessing weapons, drug dealing, urinating/defecating anywhere other than in a washroom, etc. These behaviours may result in an immediate discharge that range from 72 hours - 30 days.
- Smoke only in designated areas. Smoking in the shelter will result in an immediate discharge.
- Consuming substances (drugs or alcohol) on Transition House property will result in an immediate discharge.
When you are outside of Transition House property, it is important to remember that as a client you are also a resident of the community. The community consists of several neighbors and neighboring businesses and it is expected that you respect your community and your neighbors.
All clients of Transition House are required to adhere to the following code of conduct while in the community:
- Do not loiter, smoke or consume substances, or litter in the area on Division Street between Chapel Street and James Street; this includes both sides of the street. Failure to adhere to this could result in disciplinary action.
- Excessive and/or disruptive noise is not permitted. Examples include: loud music, outdoor gatherings that involve excessive noise, disturbances late at night or early in the morning, yelling, shouting, singing and loud conversations.
- As per the Nuisance By-law – Nuisances, such as littering, loitering, soliciting, spitting, fighting, carrying open liquor, the unlawful use, sale, furnishing, or distribution of alcoholic beverages or controlled or illegal substances and other disorderly, annoying, unpleasant or obnoxious activities are prohibited.
- As per the Noise By-law – No person shall make, cause or permit a noise that is likely, to disturb any inhabitants of the Town of Cobourg. Each person who contravenes the by-law is subject to penalties of $175 or $275 for each subsequent day the contravention continues.
Source of Code of Conduct: News item by Cecilia Nasmith
More details
It looks like the Code of Conduct is being enforced. See this report by Pete Fisher.