Small town opens shelter as rural homelessness concerns deepen

An Elgin County housing coalition is preparing to open the area’s first emergency homeless shelter, a sign of deepening rural homelessness. The Homelessness Coalition of West Elgin and Dutton Dunwich — home to a combined population of nearly 9,000 — is set to open the emergency shelter at St. Mary Parish in West Lorne on Friday night. “I’m so happy […]