Homelessness in Waterloo Region

May 27, 2002

Toronto Star

Project Amik a light in the housing wasteland

May 25, 2002

Toronto Star

Funds will help the homeless

May 24, 2002

KW Record

Shortage of funds keeps shelter for homeless closed

May 23, 2002

Toronto Star

10,000 homes for the needy on the way

Toronto Star

Toronto wants armoury for shelter

Toronto Star

Letter to the Editor: Group's shelter video a blatant money grab

May 22, 2002

Toronto Star

Homeless video: Eves pledges shelter action

KW Record

Proposed group home killed by its neighbours

May 21, 2002

CBC

Activists show video of cramped homeless shelter

The Affordable Housing Crisis Continues

Six months after the federal government and all ten provinces signed the Affordable Housing Framework Agreement in Quebec City, there isn’t much more affordable housing than there was before the signing, according to the National Housing and Homelessness Network. Only two provinces (British Columbia and Quebec) have signed agreements with the federal government; only Quebec has matched the federal dollars. Five provinces have cut spending on housing. Read the NHHN media release. The group also details how Ontario has not lived up to its commitments in Reality check: The truth about rental housing in Ontario! See also Where's the Housing?

Toronto Star

Secret video shows shelter overcrowding

May 16, 2002

Debunking Myths about Homelessness

Too often there is misinformation and stereotyping in the media about homelessness. Gloria DeSantis of the Cambridge Action on Homelessness Group challenges these myths in No one wants to be homeless, originally published in The Record.

The article concludes with this truth: "People who are homeless are members of our community. We encourage everyone in our communities to become better informed about homelessness. Then, let's all use our positive energy toward resolving many of these issues. Collectively we can have an impact."

No support for housing dismays

No support for housing dismays head of task force (16 May 2002)

May 14, 2002

Housing plan mired in details

Housing plan mired in details (14 May 2002)

Letter to the Editor: Ignoring

Letter to the Editor: Ignoring urban squalor (13 May 2002)

Editorial: Homeless left out of

Editorial: Homeless left out of throne speech (13 May 2002)

Cleaning day at Tent City

Cleaning day at Tent City (11May 2002)

Letter to the Editor: Another

Letter to the Editor: Another little victim (11 May 2002)

Eves calls on city, Ottawa

Eves calls on city, Ottawa to help end homeless crisis ( 9 May 2002)

Tent city birth 'unfortunate', minister

Tent city birth 'unfortunate', minister says (8 May 2002)

First baby born in waterfront

First baby born in waterfront Tent City (8 May 2002)

May 06, 2002

Call for National Urban Strategy

A federal task force calls a national strategy for Canada's cities - including several recommendations for better housing and to combat homelessness. The report, Canada's Urban Strategy: A Vision for the 21st Century, recommends that the government:

• Establish a national affordable housing program
• Extend the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) beyond three years in order to meet its objectives to eliminate homelessness.

In nearly every major urban region, the task force heard that the shortage of affordable housing is one of the biggest challenges affecting economic competitiveness and quality of life. Municipal governments and housing providers cannot meet the demand for affordable housing and emergency shelter. As more and more people migrate to cities, the pressure to find suitable accommodation has a ripple effect on society as a whole.

Download the report here. (668K PDF)

May 05, 2002

Ray of Hope shines on

Ray of Hope shines on cash-pinched cafe (3 May 2002)