Tag: Homeless
Harmony Centre is like a gift that keeps giving
Owen Sound’s Harmony Centre is living up to the hopes of its founders. This is an installment in our series, How Canada Wins.
$600K for homeless drop-in services at agency hits roadblock
City funding for encampment outreach and 88 shelter beds is poised to continue, but more than $600,000 in funding for homeless drop-in services at one London agency is in jeopardy after a tie vote Monday at a city council committee. Nearly $3.6 million in funding was endorsed by the community and protective services committee for […]
Judge sends struggling fentanyl dealer to prison – again
Judges keep good records, Justice Robert Gee noted as he sent a fentanyl dealer to prison again.
London shelter blanches at latest city hall homeless funding plans
Eighty-eight shelter beds, more mobile outreach to London’s homeless encampments but limited money for daytime drop-in spots. City politicians will debate two staff recommendations to address London’s homelessness crisis over the next year that include enhanced support for people living rough and 88 shelter beds, but limited funding for existing day programs. The two […]
Grey-Bruce residents recognized with King Charles III Coronation Medals
Twenty-four individuals received King Charles III Coronation Medals at a ceremony inside the Sydenham Campus in Owen Sound Saturday. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff presented the medals. The Coronation Medal was created to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, which took place on May 6, 2023. The medals recognize individuals who have […]