Tag: London homeless
Doug Ford promises to get tougher on the homeless. Is it a good idea
Ontario’s premier is pledging new legislation which promises a crackdown on public drug use and encampments and get more people indoors and into treatment, whether it violates their rights or not.
‘More deaths coming’ as city weakens winter homeless outreach: Advocates
Londoners are going to die in greater numbers this winter because of city council’s one-two punch that’s cutting beds and outreach at the same time, homelessness leaders warn. “Where are people going to go? To the morgue,” community care worker Dan Oudshoorn of Sanctuary London said Thursday. “There’s a deep feeling of horror on the […]
In budget talks, city politicians find $947K to save 60 winter shelter beds
City politicians voted unanimously Wednesday to give some overnight shelter beds for the homeless a financial lifeline until new federal funding can be arranged.
Councillors balk at adding more homeless encampment depots
London’s program to provide people who live in homeless encampments with food, water, garbage cleanup and portable washrooms is on shaky ground, after city councillors floated a lifeline until the end of February. Councillors ultimately voted 10-5 at a meeting Tuesday of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee to endorse letting depots as they […]
Inside London’s set-to-open hub for homeless youth: ‘A sense of warmth’
London’s second homeless hub, this one for youth aged 16-24, will open on November 25.
Ark Aid lifeline part of budget talks, again
A London agency may get a lifeline from the city for shelter beds on the verge of closing in the middle of winter.
Ottawa offers London $16M over four years to tackle homelessness
London could get an extra $16 million from the federal government over the next four years to help tackle the city’s homelessness crisis, a local MP announced Friday.
Anger, tears, insight, hugs at spirited women’s homelessness forum
With homelessness the top issue on Londoners’ minds, more than 200 women gathered Wednesday to inspire each other and push for solutions.
Out of the woods: One London womanâs escape from homelessness
From a tent in the woods, to a roof over her head, to a role in a homelessness forum, Tanya Burke has come far. Her journey isn’t over yet.