Woodstock politicians vote to spend $2M windfall on homeless centre

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Woodstock city council has voted to spend $2M in provincial cash (for surpassing its 2023 housing target) tackling homelessness.
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In budget talks, city politicians find $947K to save 60 winter shelter beds

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City politicians voted unanimously Wednesday to give some overnight shelter beds for the homeless a financial lifeline until new federal funding can be arranged.
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City budget: Program that helps tenants stay housed gets second look

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A number of local agencies for London's vulnerable residents are going to bat for a cleaning program cut from the latest budget.
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Anger, tears, insight, hugs at spirited women’s homelessness forum

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With homelessness the top issue on Londoners' minds, more than 200 women gathered Wednesday to inspire each other and push for solutions.
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Letters to the Editor: November 13, 2024

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Why test drivers?
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Out of the woods: One London woman’s escape from homelessness

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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.
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Animal shelters struggle with challenges

Great Lakes Echo

By Victor Wooddell Capital News Service Animal shelters in Michigan are at capacity, even while facing staff and resource shortages. According to experts, more animals are being abandoned and too few pet owners are having their animals spayed or neutered. In 2020, adoption rates soared due to pandemic-related stay-at-home orders

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Letters to the Editor: April 13, 2024

London Free Press
Time for tough love
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City looks to revive program to get homeless into housing, at cost of $4.5M

London Free Press
More than three years after a pilot program started, city housing staff are looking for $4.5 million to dust off a program that helped pay rent for homeless Londoners. Read More
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Letters to the Editor: December 9, 2023

London Free Press
I'm very disappointed in your long story, Waste not (Dec. 2) about waste disposal. Read More
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Letters to the Editor: December 1, 2023

London Free Press
I am curiousabout the logic behind leaving three green bins at one small single family home in the east end where they're currently being distributed. Read More
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A $25M donation to aid London's homeless, and the group in charge of it

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A $25-million private donation to ease homelessness in London has raised hopes, but also questions. Read More
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