Tag: homelessness
Cornies: Optimism, persistence required for city to reach goals
London is at an inflection point
Grey County passes on provincial encampment-removal funding
Grey County did not apply for provincial funding to remove homeless encampments but it is seeking money to build more rental housing. A memo to county council Thursday from community services director Anne Marie Shaw said the county had the opportunity to apply for Encampment Response Initiative funding, but the program didn’t suit the county’s […]
Safe ‘n Sound drop-in centre needs more space
Increased need has prompted Safe ‘n Sound, the downtown Owen Sound homeless drop-in centre, to seek funding to move to bigger quarters. It’s intended to be a warming centre this time of year, particularly at night. There are no beds there and those who use the centre aren’t supposed to sleep there. It’s also a […]
Charity ending grocery-card program for those in need due to rising food costs
An Oxford County organization’s program that doled out pre-paid grocery cards to needy clients so they could buy their own food is ending after two decades.
‘State’ speech: Mayor Josh Morgan pledges restraint in term’s final city budget
Josh Morgan plans to use his relatively new “strong mayor” powers to rein in the property-tax hike Londoners will face in 2026, the final year of his term, he said in his State of the City address on Thursday.