Justine Stewart

The City of Winnipeg says the number of known homeless encampments has fallen since it began enforcing its restrictions on where people can stay. A report presented to the community services committee on July 9 shows outreach workers with Main Street Project identified 62 encampments across Winnipeg as of May 30. That’s down from last […]

There were 664 families living in the City of Ottawa’s family shelter system this winter, including one family that has been in the system for more than three years. In February, the city purchased a former hotel at 377 O’Connor Street for $45 million to turn it into transitional housing. The building has 128 apartment

Just two months after the closure of its overnight homeless shelter, Fredericton Homeless Shelters Inc. is unveiling a four-phase project that will provide a combination of permanent and temporary housing solutions for nearly 100 individuals.  The project began with the acquisition of a duplex, which will provide permanent housing for four people, and will end

Ottawa’s Odawa Native Friendship Centre has launched an outreach initiative to help vulnerable people in Vanier and the ByWard Market. Makwa Dodem Patrol is a grassroots, Indigenous-led initiative that aims to patrol the streets of those neighbourhoods every Saturday, with hopes of eventually expanding their presence. The friendship centre has partnered with Winnipeg’s successful and

Indigenous support workers are now on Saskatoon streets as part of a pilot project aimed at helping vulnerable people access services and support. The City of Saskatoon says four workers will operate in teams of two, spending the summer in the downtown and Riversdale areas as part of the Indigenous Peacekeeper Pilot Project. While they

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami today launched the Inuit Nunangat Poverty Reduction Strategy, an Inuit-led roadmap to reduce poverty, strengthen self-determination, and close longstanding socioeconomic gaps between Inuit and non-Indigenous Canadians. The Strategy was informed by years of engagement with Inuit communities, and led by Inuit across Inuit Nunangat. It comes at a time when affordability has

When Janelle Pedersen looks at Buffalo Narrows’s first housing development in more than 20 years, she sees a future gated community where elders sit on front porches, children play, and neighbours help each other stay healthy and sober. Just 13 months ago, the site was undeveloped land. Now, people are moving in and beginning to

The Ontario government is investing $1.9 million in Indigenous-led healthcare services throughout southwestern Ontario as part of its ongoing plan to connect more people with primary care providers. The province announced Tuesday morning that the funds will go to the Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC), which offers “culturally grounded, holistic healthcare” to Indigenous

Around 20 residents joined the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) on Friday morning to plant about 1,000 plants for the opening ceremony of an Indigenous Community Medicine Garden along the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway. Located next to the Hope & Memory Garden, which honours those who have passed away or are currently battling cancer, the medicine garden

The City of Edmonton will look at creating a sustainable option to offer daytime shelter space for vulnerable Edmontonians, like those experiencing homelessness. Mayor Andrew Knack put forward a motion on Monday during a community and public services committee meeting to have the city look at two options to address the issue ahead of council’s