Tag: Homeless
Baranyai: Ford tramples vulnerable to appease privileged
It seems everywhere you look these days, Premier Doug Ford is pointing a finger at the little guy.
Dock Susan Stevenson’s pay for ‘bullying’ bureaucrat: Watchdog
London’s integrity commissioner has ruled Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson harassed a deputy city manager on social media, and recommends docking her pay for a month.
London homeless agencies rip Queen’s Park encampment, drug use crackdown
Ontario’s promised crackdown on encampments and public drug use doesn’t solve underlying problems, and serves to criminalize homelessness, London social-agency leaders say. Premier Doug Ford has announced $25.5-million in new funding to open up and expand shelter capacity for people living in encampments across the province, along with $50 million to fund “ready to build” […]
Booming St. Thomas approves two plans of subdivisions with nearly 400 homes
As St. Thomas prepares for a population boom from a manufacturing surge driven by Volkswagen’s factory, city council has approved a pair of proposals that will add a total of nearly 400 new homes.
Donors fund added emergency beds at Children’s Hospital: ‘So grateful’
More sick kids will get treatment faster as child emergency services are being expanded at London Health Sciences Centre. The hospital is adding eight beds and two treatment rooms to its Childrenâs Hospital emergency department, expanding emergency care to 30 beds from 20, hospital officials announced on Wednesday. The expansion, which took place in September, […]