Street Help homeless centre solves mystery of dumped garbage

Street Help, a homeless shelter in Windsor, says "peace is returning to the neighbourhood" after solving a mystery on garbage dumped on their property.

The shelter had takento social media to catch the culprit and by the end of the day Wednesdaya local restaurant stepped forward to resolve the issues.

"We had a meeting and we came to a peaceful resolution," Christine Wilson-Furlonger, administrator atStreet Helpsaid. "We discussed things with El Mayor. They said it was an employee and it was not going to happen again."

LinaAbbas, one of the owners of El Mayor, attended ameeting with Wilson-Furlonger.

"I'm sure this is a misunderstanding and we're hoping to resolve things since we have been neighbours for so long. The last thing we want to do is upset our neighbours having been in business for 20 years," she told CBC beforeWednesday's meeting.

Abbas said having the neighbourhood clean is "our goal and theirs, especially for an organization like theirs dedicatingtheir time to help others."

Later in the day, her brother Sam confirmed toCBC News that it was an employee who was responsible and it would not happen again.

"Everything was resolved, it was an employee issue. It had nothing to do with management," Sam said.

A security video Street Help posted to itsFacebook page showeda person wearing an apron and hat carrying garbage through an alley and putting it in a dumpster on the homeless centre's property.

Street Help also posted photos of empty cardboard cases heaped in its dumpster. Staff also reported finding boxes for a TV and microwave, two items they say they never purchased.

City of Windsor supervisor of licensing and deputy licence commissioner Craig Robertson said if a person or business is throwing trash out in a bin that isn't theirs, it's essentially littering and violates a bylaw thatstates no person shall "depose of refuse or debris on land without the consentof the owner or occupant of land."

He encourages anyone with a complaint to call 311 and a bylaw officer will investigate.