here's a certain breed of person that, in spite of last call and blinding house lights, refuses to leave the club. For that diehard clubber, city council has good news: the plans to convert the old Fez Batik space into a homeless shelter have, following a 21 - 9 vote, been approved. Ditch your homes, hardcore club goers, there will soon be forty fresh beds awaiting you at John and Richmond - oh, sorry, that's not what you wanted?

Federally funded, Shelter Batik will restore an air of scruff to the formerly rundown neighbourhood. Having searched elsewhere for months, and endured palpable resistance from Clubland residents and club owners, the City has at last finalized plans for the new refuge, stating that the 129 Peter Street building is the only available downtown real estate that meets shelter criteria, including location, size, and affordability.

Naysayers contend that the area, which sees an influx of upwards of 70 000 drunken, 905-heavy revelers per weekend night, will struggle to endure the effects of overt vagrancy (hobos, evidently, are only acceptable when clandestine); some worry that club attendance will plummet, while others fear area degradation. The City disagrees. Furthermore, it shrugs off claims that transient proximity to alcohol and posturing pageantry will encourage substance indulgence. Question: If I, a renowned blurbist, can't afford to pay cover charge, how will the homeless? -S.T.