Tag: homelessness
Grey, Bruce officials to discuss priorities at AMO conference
Grey-Bruce municipal politicians and staff will be in Ottawa for the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference next week, where they plan to highlight and discuss local priorities and concerns including health care and housing. Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody said the conference provides an opportunity to discuss issues affecting the county. “We applaud […]
City’s new downtown cameras to be installed and operational by the end of September
In the days after Owen Sound business owner Sharif Rahman was assaulted outside his downtown restaurant last summer police released grainy images of two suspects and an early-2000s-model SUV. The caucasian men, both wearing what look to be black athletic shorts with one in a light orange T-shirt and one in a light blue T-shirt, […]
London researchers get $1.2M to study homelessness among women vets
London researchers are fanning out across Canada to get a better grip on homelessness among former service women, to shape policies to help.
When low-income Londoners die, who pays for the funeral?
A London funeral director is calling out city hall for not keeping up with the rising costs of services for people who died without the money to pay for one themselves â a segment of the industry he says has grown sharply. Joe O’Neil, owner of a William Street funeral home, says the amount city […]
Local cyclists to raise money for Safe ‘N Sound during 700-kilometre ride
A 700-kilometre bicycle ride from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Tobermory will support Owen Sound’s Safe ‘N Sound drop-in centre. Tobermory duo Jason Runions and Steph Tkaczuk will travel the path of the Niagara Escarpment later this month, from Aug. 22 to 28. The owners of Level 5 Tiling & Renovations say they’re avid cyclists and adventurers who […]