Tag: Encampments
Bruce County council approves 4.37 per cent levy increase
Average household will see a $55 increase in their county taxes next year
Pilot program to send Huron paramedics, mental health workers to homeless encampments
HURON – A new pilot program launching in Huron County is aiming to confront the growing rates of homelessness in the county head on. The Community Paramedic Homelessness Outreach program is set to launch Wednesday, Sept. 10, and will see Huron County paramedics and Huron housing and homelessness services staff working alongside a Canadian Mental […]
Michigan homeless camp crackdowns leave some âjust trying to surviveâ
Amid crackdowns on homeless encampments, Michigan housing and homeless advocates say weâre going about it all wrong. Not all agree….
Owen Sound downtown problems to be discussed at meeting
A by-invitation only meeting of stakeholders to discuss downtown safety amid the ongoing homelessness, drugs and mental health crisis in Owen Sound is taking place July 28 from 7-9 p.m. at Harmony Centre. Owen Sound council is hosting a facilitated meeting to discuss “safety and business conditions,” city manager Tim Simmonds’ June 30 report to […]
London crackdown on public drug use to date: 11 charges, 540 seizures
London police have seized drugs more than 500 times and laid nearly a dozen charges after launching a crackdown on public drug use three months ago, a new report says.