Tag: Homeless
Gurstein: Dismantling encampments dehumanizes homeless even more
If cities don’t want homeless encampments they should help people, not punish them
City, church still talking after deadline in dispute over homeless outreach
The deadline for a homeless meal service to comply with city bylaws has passed, with two sides in the dispute still talking. “As long as we continue to work with the city, we will find a way through,” Sarah Campbell, executive director of Ark Aid Street Mission, said Thursday. In a statement to The London […]
Letters to the Editor: October 6, 2022
Bad-driver bonanza
Thanksgiving food drive feeds city homeless and financially stretched
The Salvation Army in Owen Sound doesn’t send out brown paper bags to fill anymore but its Thanksgiving Food drive is still its most significant food drive of the year. People continue to donate food, left in grocery store bins, which are emptied twice daily this time of year. Meanwhile, homelessness and high prices are […]
Letters to the Editor: October 4, 2022
We’ll miss Ernie