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Ark Aid lifeline part of budget talks, again
A London agency may get a lifeline from the city for shelter beds on the verge of closing in the middle of winter.
Ottawa offers London $16M over four years to tackle homelessness
London could get an extra $16 million from the federal government over the next four years to help tackle the city’s homelessness crisis, a local MP announced Friday.
New city rules for resting spaces put lives of homeless at risk: Officials
City council’s sudden decision to limit where homeless people can get rest at night will put lives at risk and do nothing to solve London’s homelessness crisis, leaders of two shelters charge.
Oudshoorn: Poverty, addiction, mental illness not causes of homelessness, success is
Visible homelessness persists at crisis levels within London.
Could ‘quick communities’ better aid London’s 1,900 homeless citizens?
A pair of London city councillors want city hall staff to look into “quick communities” to ease the homelessness crisis. Everything from quickly built portable sleeping structures to tiny homes should be examined to ensure London is doing everything it can to provide shelter and housing, Ward 11 Coun. Skylar Franke said. “We want to […]
London police crackdown on open drug use panned: ‘Could see more deaths’
The London police chief’s plan to arrest people using drugs in public is impractical and could cause more deaths, outreach workers warn
Dozens displaced as encampment near Blackfriars Bridge shut down
Outreach workers say the city has put lives at greater risk by shutting down a large homeless encampment along the Thames River in London
Ceremony set to honour London homicide victim: ‘Tribute to Cheryl’
Londonâs police chief and local politicians will attend a ceremony honouring a London woman who was the alleged victim of femicide.
ANALYSIS: Why London has no winter homelessness plan beyond Dec. 31
City officials say they’ve got homeless Londoners living outside â more than 180 at last count â covered for the first part of winter.
Proposed Old East Village shelter expansion meets heavy community resistance
The future of nearly 100 shelter beds for the city’s homeless remains unclear after an outpouring of frustration from Old East Village residents and businesses during public engagement meetings. Around 100 residents and business owners were present at the Old East Village Market Wednesday evening. The topic of conversation: a $4.3 million a year proposal […]