Homelessness in Waterloo Region

January 30, 2002

Editorial: Giving shelter to the

Editorial: Giving shelter to the homeless (29 Jan 2002)

Disabled man may get apartment

Disabled man may get apartment (25 Jan 2002)

January 28, 2002

Trailer parks not the cure

Trailer parks not the cure for affordable-housing problem (24 Jan 2002)

January 21, 2002

Student housing in downtown Kitchener?

Student housing in downtown Kitchener? (21 Jan 2002)

Focus on Homelessness in Waterloo

The Waterloo Chronicle recently published a series of articles and opinions on homelessness in Waterloo. Despite the area's prosperity, there are many people who have no place to call home. We've reproduced the articles here with the kind permission of the Waterloo Chronicle.

January 19, 2002

Quadriplegic calls cramped motel room

Quadriplegic calls cramped motel room home (19 Jan 2002)

Cold alert issued (19 Jan

Cold alert issued (19 Jan 2002)

Getting to know the invisible

Getting to know the invisible people (19 Jan 2002)

Sketches at street level: A

Sketches at street level: A visitor sleeps outside and meets the inhabitants of a cold urban world (19 Jan 2002)

January 14, 2002

Housing board asks how to

Housing board asks how to unload its job (14 Jan 2002)

Canadian cities hammered by downloading

Canadian cities hammered by downloading (14 Jan 2002)

Hospice for dying proposed in

Hospice for dying proposed in north of region (14 Jan 2002)

Musicians chase away blues for

Musicians chase away blues for victims of hotel blaze (14 Jan 2002)

Unfamiliar to Canada - lack

Unfamiliar to Canada - lack of roofs (14 Jan 2002)

January 13, 2002

Factory system could help shelter

Factory system could help shelter world's homeless (12 Jan 2002)

January 12, 2002

Editorial: Wanted: A new deal

Editorial: Wanted: A new deal for Canada's cities (12 Jan 2002)

Old hotels offer the simple

Old hotels offer the simple dignity of an address (12 Jan 2002)

January 11, 2002

Fire victims feeling desperate (11

Fire victims feeling desperate (11 Jan 2002)

Montreal: Panhandler's beating highlights plight

Montreal: Panhandler's beating highlights plight of homeless (11 Jan 2002)

Pink Floyd guitarist helps out homelessness charity (10 Jan 2002)

January 10, 2002

Homeless shelters warm up to

Homeless shelters warm up to region's cold-weather alerts (10 Jan 2002)

Rent bank to ease eviction

Rent bank to ease eviction rate (9 Jan 2002)

January 08, 2002

Editorial: The mentally ill need

Editorial: The mentally ill need more help (8 Jan 2002)

Panel Discussion

Addressing the Related Issues of Homelessness and Affordable Housing
January 14, 2002
7:00 p.m.
Kitchener Public Library - Auditorium

A discussion on effective advocacy and partnership building in addressing homelessness and affordable housing.

Panelists:

• Michael Shapcott, advocate, National Housing and Homelessness Network
• Karen Redman, MP, Kitchener Centre
• Sean Strickland, Regional Councillor, Chair of the Community Services Committee of Regional Council and Executive Director of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region
• Carine Nind, Chair of the Waterloo Region Community Homelessness Working Group and President of CIRCA Development.

Minister rejects request to increase

Minister rejects request to increase welfare rates (8 Jan 2002)

January 07, 2002

Escaping the homeless straitjacket (7

Escaping the homeless straitjacket (7 Jan 2002)

January 03, 2002

Space available in Toronto shelter

Space available in Toronto shelter system, city says (3 Jan 2002)

Sikh group warms up the

Sikh group warms up the streets (2 Jan 2002)

Editorial: Bring the homeless inside

Editorial: Bring the homeless inside this year (1 Jan 2002)

Homeless on move for New

Homeless on move for New Year's (1 Jan 2002)

Activists demand access to closed

Activists demand access to closed hospital (31 Dec 2001)

Year-end plea for homeless a

Year-end plea for homeless a lot like last year's lament (31 Dec 2001)

$24 million can buy a

$24 million can buy a lot of homes for the homeless (29 Dec 2001)

Letter to the Editor: Where

Letter to the Editor: Where is the outrage? (28 Dec 2001)

Toronto homeless succumb to 'American-style'

Toronto homeless succumb to 'American-style' deaths: Tuberculosis, hypothermia rarely seen in past, says researcher (28 Dec 2001)

Province offers Toronto more shelter

Province offers Toronto more shelter cash (28 Dec 2001)

Waterloo Region earns its caring

Waterloo Region earns its caring reputation (26 Dec 2001)

When Anne Tinker goes to

When Anne Tinker goes to church, she does more than sing (22 Dec 2001)