Tag: homelessness
Bruce County targets building over 4,000 new housing units by 2036
A report notes that nearly half of the over 4,000 new homes will need to be rentals, affordable or deeply affordable units to meet the growing demand.
In the first winter after Traverse City’s ‘no camping’ ordinance, people endure winter out of view
After a no-camping ordinance cleared Traverse City’s largest homeless encampment, people are surviving winter out of view — sleeping wherever they can as shelters reach capacity.
LFP Letters to the Editor: January 10, 2026
Free Press readers have their say on the topics of the day, including boat launch upgrades, traffic patrol and a recent book purge at Beal.
Bruce County sets 10-year housing targets
Bruce County set new 10-year housing targets to help ensure construction of the required 4,040 new housing units needed to meet the diverse needs of residents are built.
Owen Sound homeless shelter opening in former daycare building
‘It’s huge. This facility is obviously very welcome in our community. We need it.’ — Grey County community services director Anne Marie Shaw