Tag: homelessness
Councillors call for end of 39-person homeless camp in park after fire
London city councillors have endorsed dismantling a homeless encampment and on-site service depot after a Sunday night fire and explosion at a park. Members of city council’s community and protective services committee unanimously backed an emergency motion at a Monday meeting to order city staff to help relocate 39 people living in the encampment at […]
London’s three NDP MPPs all get critic roles at Queen’s Park
London’s three New Democrat MPPs have been named to opposition critic roles, including the party’s chief enforcer at Queen’s Park.
‘London First’: How messaging feeds into ideas for a better city
London’s tourism sector is brainstorming about a first-choice city. It’s not alone. This is a follow to Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
Business groups split over $611K for daytime homeless help
Groups representing businesses in two districts on the front lines of London’s homelessness crisis are at odds over continued funding of drop-in services at a London agency. City councillors will be asked Tuesday to approve $611,000 in funding for Ark Aid Mission so the agency can provide laundry, meals and showers during the day at […]
‘Tiny homes’ project for London war veterans seeks to raise $4M
The group behind a 20-unit tiny home village for homeless veterans in London is hoping to raise at least $4-million from the community.