A lack of “due diligence” — including verifying a supplier’s nonexistent track record and preventing runaway construction costs — framed Hamilton’s budget-blowing effort to set up modular cabins for people experiencing homelessness last year, the city’s a... See more
Hamilton’s effort to get homeless people out of the cold and into modular cabins with on-site support services has seen “successes and challenges” alike, the city says in an evaluation of the Barton Street West project. But the fact that 21 residents have... See more
Dozens of faith groups in Halton Region are urging the province to step up their efforts to tackle homelessness in Ontario, adding more voices to the chorus of advocates calling for action on the crisis. The Halton Faith Community Advocates petition has g... See more
Hamilton’s homelessness crisis isn’t letting up, suggests a new one-night snapshot of people without housing that the city says is a low estimate of the ongoing problem. The Nov. 4 “point-in-time” enumeration tallied 1,304 people in emergency shelters, do... See more
Two cities and human rights groups across Canada can have their say in a high-profile appeal of a judge’s dismissal last winter of a legal challenge of Hamilton’s approach to encampments, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled.
In her recent decision, Just... See more
