Tag: Homeless
Woodstock politicians pull $100K from savings to pay for homeless camp cleanups
Woodstock city council is pulling $100,000 from savings to be spent on cleanups at homeless encampments across the city, a move prompted by the costly recent dismantling of one such site.
Woman describes repeated assaults at ex-Woodstock mayor’s trial
Editor’s note: This story contains details about alleged assaults and sexual assaults that may be disturbing to some readers. She told a harrowing story about what happened on a drive to Turkey Point. Thatâs where the woman, aged 39, who says she was routinely sexually assaulted by former Woodstock Mayor Trevor Birtch, 49, said they […]
London doctors tap into awareness of patients with severe brain injuries
A new device used to detect consciousness in coma patients with severe brain injuries could substantially change the future of care, says a group of London researchers. Recordings of brain activity through a portable imaging tool can now determine whether an unresponsive patient feels pain, hears their surroundings or, most of all, has preserved consciousness, […]
A brother lost to addiction, a new play to memorialize him
When Erik DâHaene died from a drug overdose four years ago at age 54, he left behind hundreds of writings and pieces of art, most of which he produced while living in and out of homelessness over the course of four decades. His work is scribbled on napkins and scraps of paper â materials he […]
Oxford group targets prevention in face of drug overdose increase
To raise awareness of what it calls an âalarming increase in drug overdoses globally,â a regional organization has prioritized key areas of focus as it looks to expand support for at-risk people living in Oxford County. The Oxford Mental Health and Addictions Action Coalition â founded in 2022 and comprising members from several community organizations […]
Owen Sound Fall Fair to overcome grandstand fire with some creativity
The Owen Sound Fall Fair returns Sept. 6 and 7 with truck and tractor pulls, a horse show and demolition derby — all on the Victoria Park track in front of the grandstand — which was partly damaged by fire in May and won’t be repaired in time for the fair. But the 172nd Owen Sound Fall […]
Neighbours make final plea for city politicians to reject four-storey apartment project
Neighbourhood opposition continues with city politicians set to decide on Tuesday the fate of an apartment building proposed in west London.
Province’s homeless hubs plan may differ from London’s in one key way
London is poised to cash in on a new provincial plan to create homeless hubs, but there could be a catch.
Which heritage buildings could lose protection, and what will replace them
Five properties are recommended by city staff to be removed from the heritage registry during Monday’s meeting of city council’s planning committee, meaning they could be destined for the wrecking ball in order to build anew. LFP’s Jack Moulton takes a look at the properties as they are now, and what they might become. 243 […]
