Homelessness in Waterloo Region

February 26, 2002

Homelessness, Faith and Scotland

House of Friendship presents two events with the Right Reverend John Miller, moderator of the Church of Scotland.

• Homelessness and Housing in Scotland: What are the similarities & differences? What lessons can be learned? - Eby Village, 50 Eby Street South, Kitchener, Monday, March 18, 2002, 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. (Please RSVP to Deb Schlichter at 742-8327 by March 14.)

• Poverty, Hunger & Homelessness: What is the role of the Church? - Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Monday, March 18, 2002, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. (Please RSVP to Deb Schlichter at 742-8327 by March 15.)

February 25, 2002

Committee seeks inquest into TB

Committee seeks inquest into TB deaths in Toronto shelters (24 Feb 2002)

February 23, 2002

Letter to the Editor: City

Letter to the Editor: City proposal on funding for homeless unacceptable (23 Feb 2002)

February 22, 2002

Call for SCPI Proposals

Parties interested in making proposals for funds from the federal Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) are invited by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to submit proposals. Click here for more information. Applications are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and may be obtained from the Regional Purchasing and Materials Management Division, 4th Floor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3. Anyone submitting proposals is encouraged to attend an important information meeting being held on Thursday, February 28, 2002, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 99 Regina Street, Room 210, Waterloo Ontario. The deadline for proposals is Monday, March 11, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.

February 20, 2002

Letter to the Editor: An

Letter to the Editor: An immodest proposal (20 Feb 2002)

Letter to the Editor: Homeless

Letter to the Editor: Homeless deserve better (20 Feb 2002)

Letter to the Editor: 'Affordable'

Letter to the Editor: 'Affordable' housing no solution (19 Feb 2002)

February 19, 2002

Toronto budget chief seeks cash

Toronto budget chief seeks cash for homeless (19 Feb 2002)

Editorial: The homeless deserve a

Editorial: The homeless deserve a permanent shelter (19 Feb 2002)

February 18, 2002

Let's jail everyone down on

Let's jail everyone down on their luck, Mr. Flaherty (18 Feb 2002)

Hospice eases the trauma of

Hospice eases the trauma of death (18 Feb 2002)

US: Homeless shelters, charities swamped

US: Homeless shelters, charities swamped as evictions soar (17 Feb 2002)

February 17, 2002

Editorial: Getting off the streets

Editorial: Getting off the streets (17 Feb 2002)

Editorial cartoon: Jim ... Really!

Editorial cartoon: Jim ... Really! (17 Feb 2002)

February 16, 2002

Editorial: Raising the roof -

Editorial: Raising the roof - Flaherty has not offered sound solutions (16 Feb 2002)

Letter to the Editor: Homeless

Letter to the Editor: Homeless teen rejects Jim Flaherty's 'tough love' (16 Feb 2002)

Homeless deserve better than this

Homeless deserve better than this (16 Feb 2002)

No crime in being homeless,

No crime in being homeless, says youth (16 Feb 2002)

Editorial: Scourge of the homeless

Editorial: Scourge of the homeless (16 Feb 2002)

Letter to the Editor: A

Letter to the Editor: A barbaric proposal (16 Feb 2002)

Letter to the Editor: Little

Letter to the Editor: Little common sense, much cruelty, in Flaherty plan (16 Feb 2002)

Letter to the Editor: The

Letter to the Editor: The cold face of conservatism (16 Feb 2002)

February 15, 2002

Editorial: Flaherty's follies (15 Feb

Editorial: Flaherty's follies (15 Feb 2002)

Homelessness would be a

Homelessness would be a crime in a 'compassionate' Jim Flaherty Ontario (15 Feb 2002)

Flaherty dismissed jailing homeless in '00 (15 Feb 2002)

Make street people illegal: Flaherty 15 Feb 2002)

Flaherty calls on police to sweep homeless away (14 Feb 2002)

Opinion: Cambridge needs better shelter

Opinion: Cambridge needs better shelter for the homeless (15 Feb 2002)

Back-rent mixup (15 Feb 2002)

February 13, 2002

Sights set on affordable housing

Sights set on affordable housing (13 Feb 2002)

February 12, 2002

Youth Homelessness Initiative

A Youth Community Advisory Board (CAB) held its first meeting Feb. 12 to begin the process of reviewing eight applications for funds from the federal Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative. (A total of $226,764 has been allocated for youth projects in Waterloo Region). Two of the board members are youth who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Decisions of the CAB must be approved by the federal minister responsible for homelessness, Claudette Bradshaw. Download the terms of reference and conflict of interest guidelines for the CAB here.

February 11, 2002

Housing chief has large shoes

Housing chief has large shoes to fill at region (11 Feb 2002)

February 09, 2002

Station Hotel fire victims slowly

Station Hotel fire victims slowly finding new homes (9 Feb 2002)

February 08, 2002

Letter to the Editor: Cold

Letter to the Editor: Cold programs differ (8 Feb 2002)

Affordable-housing builder eyes school property

Affordable-housing builder eyes school property for project (8 Feb 2002)

February 07, 2002

Mayor's Night At The Movies

Come watch a movie with Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig and help support the Argus Residence for Young People. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, beverages, and popcorn for the show and your choice of one of seven movies. The theme is Oscar night so you can come dressed as your favourite screen star or in business casual. All movies are either potential Oscar nominees or past Oscar winners. The movies are In The Bedroom, Moulin Rouge, Lord Of The Rings, Amelie, Iris, Mulholland Drive or The Man Who Wasn't There. Galaxy Cinemas, Cambridge, Monday, March 4, 2002, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at 740 William St., Cambridge, between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily, or by special arrangement.

Homeless to use shelter as

Homeless to use shelter as bridge from streets to affordable housing (7 Feb 2002)

Toronto homeless cope with extreme

Toronto homeless cope with extreme cold weather (6 Feb 2002)

Opinion: Cambridge should not build

Opinion: Cambridge should not build a shelter for the homeless (5 Feb 2002)

February 05, 2002

Toronto homeless alerted to risks

Toronto homeless alerted to risks (5 Feb 2002)

Money spent on welfare fraud

Money spent on welfare fraud could go to local shelter (4 Feb 2002)

February 02, 2002

United Way funds will help

United Way funds will help Guelph group launch emergency shelter for youth (2 Feb 2002)

This city needs apartment living, not front doors (30 Jan 2002)

Many Events

Swing in the Park - Support Reaching Our Outdoor Friends (ROOF) and dance the night away with a live swing orchestra, Nitelife. Victoria Park Pavilion, Friday, February 22, 2002, 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Tickets are $30. For more information, call 742-2788 or e-mail info@roof-agency.com

All You Need Is Love - Celebrate the music of the Beatles and help support women's shelters. River Run Centre, Guelph, February 22, 2002, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $19. For more information, call 519-763-3000, toll free 1-877-520-2408, or click here.

SCPI Co-ordinator Position - The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is hiring a co-ordinator to manage the implementation of the Community Plan in conjunction with a broad range of community partners and to manage the administration of funding and contracts for eligible projects under the federal Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative. This is a temporary full-time position until March 31, 2003. Applications are due by February 8, 2002. For more information, click here.

Toque Tuesday - Buy a toque on Tuesday, February 5, 2002 to support Raising The Roof, Canada's only national charity dedicated to long-term solutions to homelessness. Black hats are available from Lutherwood CODA and blue ones are available at Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo. They're only $7 each, and proceeds will help the local community. For more information, contact Lynn Macauley at Lutherwood CODA, 743-2460, ext. 264, or Sandy Osmond at SPCKW, 579-3800.