It’s a short, three-block walk from the downtown Toronto studios of CBC Radio to the St. Patrick subway station (at King and University). After being a guest on CBC’s Metro Morning early on Friday, I made the stroll and counted six homeless people on grates and benches. Even after three decades as a housing and […]
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Margaret's House in Dartmouth – sadly, business is booming
Many visitors to Halifax don’t bother to hop across the harbour to Dartmouth (the “poor sister” to Halifax). Fewer still wander up the hill from the ferry terminal in Dartmouth to a lovely, wooden heritage building. The sign outside reads “Margaret’s House”. Inside, business is booming – which is bad news for the staff and […]
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Housing Week in Halifax
Homeless and formerly homeless people, housing and homeless advocates, housing experts and others gathered for a day-long workshop in downtown Halifax on Thursday to help prepare a Community Blueprint on Housing. I was delighted to be invited to lead the session, especially since I have been working with a community reference group on the release […]