Tag: Homeless
Substantial funding hike to help Bruce and Grey address homelessness
Bruce and Grey County’s will see a substantial increase in their funding to address homelessness.
Homeless advocates grieve after death of woman burned in sidewalk fire
London’s Ark Aid Street Mission is remembering the homeless woman killed after an encampment fire as a hopeful person who was always looking out for other young women living on the street.
Letters to the Editor: March 2, 2023
Abandoned souls
Public funeral service Wednesday for man who lived near rail trail
A funeral service for Wayne Milner, a well known local homeless man, whose body was found Jan. 9 by hikers near the rail trail south of Owen Sound hospital, will take place tomorrow, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m. Rev. David Shearman will officiate the public service at Tannahill Funeral Home, 1178 4th Ave. W. in […]
Letters to the Editor: February 9, 2023
Put homeless to work for city
Homeless man released from jail needs housing, but it’s complicated
Aaron Barber, a chronically homeless man who said he prefers to live outside, was released from custody at Owen Sound court after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing a disturbance at the hospital Nov. 30 and threatening a police officer Dec. 6 in the city. Barber is one of about 100 known chronically homeless people […]
Homeless man released from jail needs housing, but it’s complicated
Aaron Barber, a chronically homeless man who said he prefers to live outside, was released from custody at Owen Sound court after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to causing a disturbance at the hospital Nov. 30 and threatening a police officer Dec. 6 in the city. Barber is one of about 100 known chronically homeless people […]
Letters to the Editor: January 14, 2023
Mykal in all of us
Gathering remembers ‘kind and gentle’ man who died by rail trail
People gathered Friday to remember and pay their respects to a homeless man who lived for years along the rail trail out past the hospital, and was found dead there by hikers Monday. Those who met in the chapel at Owen Sound hospital said his name was Wayne Milner. Police have not identified him but […]
Thames River flooding displaces homeless living in tent encampment
Ducks swam around submerged tents, shopping carts and other debris while two men tried to retrieve their water-logged belongings from the rising Thames River on Sunday. Chris, 29, and Kodi, 23, have been living in the makeshift encampment on the shore of the river at Ann Street Park, a couple blocks west of Richmond Row, […]