Tag: Homeless
Cold and snow adding to challenges for the unhoused in Grey-Bruce
The extreme cold that has settled on Grey and Bruce counties is creating added challenges for the area’s unhoused and those agencies that support them. At Safe ‘N Sound Grey Bruce where they operate a 24-hour warming centre, community outreach and other services in Owen Sound, they are seeing an influx of individuals with increased […]
Why is city council mulling a ‘good neighbour’ clause for social agencies?
Both city staffers and London’s homeless agencies are wary of a proposed “good neighbour” agreement that would require certain standards to be met around their buildings – something both argue is already required of them. First asked for by city council last month, politicians waned to explore the potential of having social service agencies sign […]
Politicians’ push to alter homeless funding may create ‘wasteland’: Ferreira
A push by some city politicians to redirect nearly $3 million from one homeless agency’s outreach and housing funding to keep their drop-in space open longer is generating concern, with downtown’s councillor warning it would create a “wasteland.” Set for Monday’s meeting of council’s community and protective services committee is a proposal from four councillors […]
Downtown church takes rare step amid cold, opens doors as overnight shelter
For the first time in recent memory, one of London’s historical central cathedrals opened its doors to bring homeless Londoners out of the extreme cold Thursday and Friday night. St. Paul’s Cathedral, which recently underwent a significant renovation to encourage more community and arts use, welcomed roughly 50 people into its historic chapel to stay […]
LFP Letters to the Editor: January 21, 2026
A Free Press reader wonders why city leaders start planning winter housing for the homeless in November and not earlier in the year.