Tag: homelessness
Coldest Night of the Year supporting Northern Huron Connection Centre
Registration has begun for Wingham’s Coldest Night of the Year. Coldest Night of the Year walks are hosted in more than 170 cities across Canada, raising vital funds to assist individuals and families experiencing hunger, homelessness, and other hardships. The Wingham event takes place on Feb. 22 with check-in beginning at 4 p.m. The start […]
Local health board appoints Nicholas Saunders from the Chippewas of Nawash as chair
Grey-Bruce may have appointed the first Indigenous Board of Health chair in Ontario. On Monday, the Board of Health of Grey Bruce Public Health announced the appointment of Nicholas Saunders to the role of chair with his one-year term beginning on Dec. 20, 2024. Saunders is the first Indigenous chair of the local board of […]
A ‘brutal’ daily lottery decides who gets in, who gets left out at London shelter
The names are drawn and the lucky 30 have a warm place to stay the night. The rest, well, who knows for sure?
‘One step forward and 50 back’: London woman’s home dream upended
Tanya Burke, a London woman who moved into an apartment in November after two years of living on the streets, hoped the Christmas holidays would be different this year. For three weeks, the 44-year-old was happy and grateful to have a roof over her head. She cleaned up her modest basement apartment in a multi-unit […]