Tag: homelessness
Boyle warming centre running up to 66% over capacity amid deep cold
Designed for 60 people experiencing homelessness, the city-run centre is seeing 90 to 100 a night.
Grey County’s homeless count remains stable in 2025, bucks trend
By 2035, Ontario homelessness is projected to total 177,000 people, up from nearly 85,000 people at the end of 2025. But if there’s an economic downturn, homelessness could reach almost 300,000.
United Way series brings awareness and action to Goderich legion
GODERICH – The United Way Perth‑Huron is inviting members of the public to attend a three-part series on the homelessness crisis in February. Part of Wake-Up Wednesdays at the Goderich legion’s Café 109, the sessions will be held Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and will, according to […]
Cold and snow adding to challenges for the unhoused in Grey-Bruce
The extreme cold that has settled on Grey and Bruce counties is creating added challenges for the area’s unhoused and those agencies that support them. At Safe ‘N Sound Grey Bruce where they operate a 24-hour warming centre, community outreach and other services in Owen Sound, they are seeing an influx of individuals with increased […]
Politicians’ push to alter homeless funding may create ‘wasteland’: Ferreira
A push by some city politicians to redirect nearly $3 million from one homeless agency’s outreach and housing funding to keep their drop-in space open longer is generating concern, with downtown’s councillor warning it would create a “wasteland.” Set for Monday’s meeting of council’s community and protective services committee is a proposal from four councillors […]