Letters to the Editor: December 28, 2024

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Time to go, Justin
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A ‘brutal’ daily lottery decides who gets in, who gets left out at London shelter

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The names are drawn and the lucky 30 have a warm place to stay the night. The rest, well, who knows for sure?
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‘One step forward and 50 back’: London woman’s home dream upended

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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
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Letters to the Editor: December 21, 2024

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Grateful for care
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City council’s code of conduct: One politician, four probes in the past year

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Here's how city council's code of conduct works, and who's been in the spotlight.
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Letters to the Editor: December 20, 2024

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Teacher should be congratulated; Students should protest by reading
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Letters to the Editor: December 14, 2024

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Homeless, hopeless
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Booming St. Thomas approves two plans of subdivisions with nearly 400 homes

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As St. Thomas prepares for a population boom from a manufacturing surge driven by Volkswagen's factory, city council has approved a pair of proposals that will add a total of nearly 400 new homes.
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Donors fund added emergency beds at Children’s Hospital: ‘So grateful’

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More sick kids will get treatment faster as child emergency services are being expanded at London Health Sciences Centre. The hospital is adding eight beds and two treatment rooms to its Children’s Hospital emergency department, expanding emergency care to 30 beds from 20, hospital officials announced on Wednesday. The expansion
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Christmas giving in and around London: Who’s in need, how you can help

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It’s called the season of giving for a reason. London-area charities are making a major push to help the less fortunate, collecting everything from food to toys to toiletries to help low-income Londoners, support the city’s homeless or make the holidays brighter for kids in hospital. Here are some of
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Funding ‘challenges’ force Craigwood Youth Services to close

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A London-based agency that has provided care for troubled adolescents and their families in the London region for 70 years is closing, it announced Monday. Craigwood Youth Services cited “significant funding challenges” and changes in how youth services are delivered in the province as factors in its decision. “This has
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London charities’ holiday campaigns feel pinch as Canada Post strike drags on

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The Canada Post strike is forcing London charities to pivot during prime holiday giving season, finding different ways to reach donors that typically drop a cheque in the mail at this time of year.   Both the Business Cares Food Drive, the single-largest annual campaign in support of the London Food
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