Tag: Homeless
What’s driving increase in domestic violence reports in one area city?
St. Thomas police are reporting a significant increase in domestic violence cases and charges, averaging more than two calls a day in 2024 in a city of approximately 43,000 people. The department, which is dealing with an 11 per cent increase in domestic violence calls during the past three years, says the numbers do not […]
City-owned housing agency fights $3,500 ruling in favour of tenant
A London woman who awoke with a cockroach embedded in her ear and won a provincial tribunal hearing over that nightmare is facing a repeat battle.
Letters: A homeless solution?; BRT isn’t the answer
The fact that people are still sleeping outside is beyond comprehension
Bad to worse: Downtown London office vacancy rate projected to hit 33%
Offices in downtown London will continue to empty out this year, keeping the city’s core vacancy rate among the highest in the country, a new report says.
London homeless shelter seeks to raise $5M to double capacity: ‘Ambitious’
With Ontario at a “tipping point” with homelessness, according to a new analysis, a London shelter aims to roughly double its capacity to help ease the pressure.
Oxford County politicians dig in on higher-density housing
Oxford County council gives green-light to proposal that will add nearly three-dozen homes to the rural community of Tavistock.
Ontario at ‘tipping point’ as number of homeless grows: AMO
An in-depth study released Thursday by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) – a non-profit organization representing 444 municipalities in the province – details the growing toll of homelessness on individuals, families, communities and governments. Here’s some things to know. ONTARIO’S HOMELESSNESS CRISIS The study, called Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost […]
‘This head’s like limestone’: Doug Ford says he’s fine after 401 crash
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is all right but the vehicle he was travelling in got “hammered” when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway 401. The collision happened as Ford was on his way back from an announcement at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Bowmanville. The vehicle got “sideswiped,” Ford said. […]
Letters: A (new year’s) nod to Guy Lombardo; a plea for peace in 2025
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians deserve to be recognized in London and celebrated with pride.
London dog owner finds support at city hall for bylaw review
Politicians unanimously have endorsed a review of London’s dog licensing bylaw and its enforcement in the wake of a dog-on-dog attack in the city’s east end.