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Grey County’s homeless count remains stable in 2025, bucks trend
By 2035, Ontario homelessness is projected to total 177,000 people, up from nearly 85,000 people at the end of 2025. But if there’s an economic downturn, homelessness could reach almost 300,000.
Owen Sound and Hanover sessions of My Dad’s Group start soon
My Dad’s Group, an 11-week parenting workshop for men, will begin winter sessions in Owen Sound Jan. 19 and in Hanover Jan. 20. “January can be a time of new beginnings for people,” said Men’s Program supervisor Jon Farmer said in a news release. “It’s a chance to connect with other dads, deepening your learning, […]
OSHaRE expands to accommodate need to feed more families
‘So it’s not necessarily that they wouldn’t have come. It’s that they never needed to come.’ – OSHaRE’s Colleen Trask Seaman on why the food charity is seeing more families at its door.
Owen Sound homeless shelter opening in former daycare building
‘It’s huge. This facility is obviously very welcome in our community. We need it.’ — Grey County community services director Anne Marie Shaw
Wingham’s Coldest Night of the Year walk to benefit connection centre
The walk has raised more than $100,000 for the Northern Huron Connection Centre over the past four years.