Shelter boss ‘shocked’ over city council’s backtrack on homeless funding

Shelter boss ‘shocked’ over city council’s backtrack on homeless funding
London Free Press
Council delayed more than $4 million in promised federal funding for operations from April to March 2026, as well as daytime services
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YMCA’s 2025 Women of Excellence honourees unveiled

London Free Press
The YMCA of Southwestern Ontario's 2025 Women of Excellence award winners have been announced.
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City council approves pared-down plan for new homeless shelter spaces

City council approves pared-down plan for new homeless shelter spaces
London Free Press
London’s year-long commitment to new shelter spaces for the city’s homeless will be smaller than what it was just weeks ago. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council, politicians opted not to find funding for 10 supportive housing spaces and delayed a number of components in a staff report promising $5.2 million in funding to Ark […]
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Letters to the Editor: February 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor: February 12, 2025
London Free Press
This year our taxes went up an additional $705 for the year. This amounts to about six weekly supermarket visits for food alone
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London teen charged after stolen laptop advertised online

London teen charged after stolen laptop advertised online
London Free Press
A London teen faces charges after someone tried to sell a stolen laptop online, city police say. 
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Ontario election: Cities have big problems. They may get little attention

Ontario election: Cities have big problems. They may get little attention
London Free Press
Where do Ontario's main three parties stand on the issues facing cities provincewide, and the growing calls for a better deal between Queen's Park and municipal governments?
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Drugs, money, take-out food: Addict pulls back curtain for judge on life in jail 

Drugs, money, take-out food: Addict pulls back curtain for judge on life in jail 
London Free Press
BRANTFORD – A homeless, addicted drug dealer gave a judge here a snapshot of his time in jail as he was being sentenced recently. Travis K. McDonald, 41, had been in jail for almost nine months when he stood before Justice Colette Good and told her what he experienced behind bars. “I’ve seen more drugs, […]
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We asked you: How about those $200 Ontario cheques in the mail?

We asked you: How about those $200 Ontario cheques in the mail?
London Free Press
Amid a snap election, plenty of Londoners we sampled appear skeptical of Ontario's $3-billion mass mail-out of money to virtually everyone.
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London gets $75K, St. Thomas $4.1M from new encampment fund

London gets $75K, St. Thomas $4.1M from new encampment fund
London Free Press
Amid a flurry of splashy pre-provincial election announcements, there's one that's landing with a relative thud in London, the city's miniscule share of $75 million in new shelter and affordable housing funding.
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New city rule set to add $1M to homeless shelter agency’s contract

New city rule set to add $1M to homeless shelter agency’s contract
London Free Press
A proposed new contract for a London shelter agency to provide 92 beds for the homeless will cost an extra $1 million because of a new city council rule.
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New homeless addiction treatment hub opening in Woodstock

New homeless addiction treatment hub opening in Woodstock
London Free Press
Oxford County found itself on the receiving end of Queen’s Park investments, including a new homeless hub and $700,000 for housing
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Ontario’s homeless population, in homeless encampments, is likely growing

Ontario’s homeless population, in homeless encampments, is likely growing
The Lucknow Sentinel
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario calculated there were at least 1,400 homeless encampments in the province in 2023
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