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The path to belonging
Read more: The path to belongingWhat does belonging mean to you? You might answer this in a few words, or perhaps you have a story that goes with it. Reflexively, I answered this as “community and connection,” but reflecting deeper from the many identities I hold, it’s much more than that. What do those words really mean? People are complex…
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Five years of Cooksville Free Food Tables
Read more: Five years of Cooksville Free Food Tables“It was March 26, 2020 that we set up our first Free Food table – a wintry day, 2 weeks into the COVID lockdown”, says Mr. William Graham, MS E.d. Graham, an octagenarian Veteran who saw WWII combat action, and his wife Shirley, a retired educator, set up two “Free Food” tables on Dundas Street…
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Q&A with Councillor Martin Reid
Read more: Q&A with Councillor Martin ReidThe Peel Youth Charter was created in October of 2007. Eleven signatories unanimously adopted the Charter on behalf of civic and policing partners. In 2018, the Peel Poverty Action Group advocated for a re-endorsement of the Charter, with greater youth involvement. Mississauga Ward 9 Councillor Martin Reid says that he wants to revisit and update…
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Lack of public transit leaves Caledon residents struggling with few options for mobility
Read more: Lack of public transit leaves Caledon residents struggling with few options for mobilityCaledon is a big town with a small population and a growing problem when it comes to public transit. The town is physically larger than Brampton and Mississauga combined, but makes up only a fraction of the Peel population. It won’t be like this for much longer, with a population growth to 300k expected by…
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Understanding the needs of unsheltered individuals in Peel Region
Read more: Understanding the needs of unsheltered individuals in Peel RegionIn recent years, there has been a growing number of encampments in Peel Region. Although they vary in size and structure, the term ‘encampment’ is used to describe any location where an individual or a group of people experiencing homelessness live together, usually in tents or other temporary structures. This rise in the number of…
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Seniors and the challenge of homelessness in Canada
Read more: Seniors and the challenge of homelessness in CanadaAn 81-year-old woman sat in my office and put a question to me; ‘What fate awaits me, if in few weeks or months, my landlord decides to increase the rent?’ While struggling to get the words out of her mouth, the tears began to roll down her cheeks because, staring at her was the grim…
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A herstory of Tough Times: a tribute to Edna Toth
Read more: A herstory of Tough Times: a tribute to Edna TothIn knowing that we would be reviving Tough Times, it was important that we acknowledge and honour the woman who started it all – Edna Toth. I first met Edna over 15 years ago, as a political advocate and fierce commitment to social justice. At the time, Edna was involved in many political campaigns and…
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