Tag: Homeless
Court records detail ‘violent’ attack that led to homeless camp teardown
A hammer and a wooden plank were allegedly used in an assault that prompted authorities in St. Thomas to dismantle a homeless encampment this month, court records show. Four St. Thomas residents, aged 30 to 38, were charged in the fallout of what police and municipal officials described as a “violent assault” that triggered the […]
In 10-4 vote, city council approves groundbreaking homeless plan
London’s homeless hubs plan is one step closer to reality. London city council approved the plan’s principles and next steps at its meeting Tuesday evening, late in a marathon session that lasted nearly nine hours. In a 10-4 vote, council directed staff to begin determining the locations of the first five hubs and the agencies […]
What’s next for the homeless driven out of dismantled encampment?
Some advocates for the homeless in St. Thomas are divided over the city’s sudden tear-down of an encampment in the fallout of an alleged assault on the site.
St. Thomas homeless camp dismantled after ‘violent assault’: Officials
ST. THOMAS – A small homeless encampment was torn down by officials here on Wednesday after what police and municipal officials described as “a violent assault” against one person living there.
COLUMN: Total London effort needed to end homeless emergency
London Cares Homeless Response Services and Regional HIV/AIDS Connection are acutely aware of the most pressing issue our community faces: homelessness.
Everything you need to know about London’s homeless hubs plan
London’s first homeless hubs won’t be near parks, elementary schools, child care centres, splash pads or wading pools, or inside residential neighbourhoods, says a soon-to-be-released plan for their implementation. Instead, the first hubs would be located on major roads and transit routes, with none of those placed in Old East Village, the Dundas Street downtown […]
Mayor: City’s pricey homeless plan beats ‘the cost of doing nothing’
Against a backdrop of a grand opening and questions about a grand proposal, London’s mayor, Josh Morgan, pointed to 44 new housing units Monday as proof the grand proposal would work. But he also went on social media to answer concerns about the proposal’s cost – including those raised by a Liberal MP at the […]
Most appreciated feature of new depots for homeless camps? Washrooms
Washrooms. More than food or water, washrooms topped the list of things homeless Londoners appreciated during the first day of depots operating near encampments, organizers say. “We heard a really big appreciation for the washrooms being available,” Chantelle McDonald, director of services for London Cares, said at the Cavendish Park depot Tuesday. “That was kind […]
New front in helping homeless begins as depots launch near encampments
As this year’s death toll in London’s homeless community reaches 28 — four in the past week alone — a new strategy to provide basic needs to encampment dwellers begins Tuesday. “I think it will save lives,” London Cares director of services Chantelle McDonald said of a plan to put four service depots offering basic […]
Letters to the Editor: June 22, 2023
Encampment crisis