Tag: encampment
Sarnia approves encampment rules, pending constitutionality check
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Jul 08, 2024 • Last updated 14 hours ago • 4 minute read An encampment in Sarnia’s Rainbow Park is shown Friday, June…
Simcoe encampment prompts call to tackle homelessness
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Jul 02, 2024 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 4 minute read Tents that once lined the wall of Talbot Gardens arena…
Sarnia’s request for advice on encampment washrooms denied
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Sarnia council asked for comments from Lambton Public Health and Lambton County’s social services department about the provision of sanitation services at Rainbow Park,…
Sarnia man charged after pellets fired toward encampment; police
A Sarnia man faces charges after police say an airsoft gun was used to fire pellets in the direction of an encampment recently. Article content Police said they were called…
Rainbow Park encampment in Sarnia to stay, for now: council
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published May 06, 2024 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 5 minute read Tents are pictured in Sarnia’s Rainbow Park April 9. (Paul…
Dental hygienists offer help in Sarnia’s Rainbow Park encampment
Dental hygienist Darlene Falls says she saw a chance to help people in need and create awareness about oral health. Article content Falls and her dental hygienist friend, Stacy Rogers,…
Removing Rainbow Park encampment would be methodical, not ‘heavy handed:’ police chief
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News If city council directs police to dismantle a tent encampment in Sarnia’s Rainbow Park, it won’t happen fast, the city’s police chief says. Published…
More than shelter spaces in Sarnia needed for ending encampment: legal clinic exec
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Sarnia needs more than just available shelter beds to shut down an encampment in a city park, says the head of a York-region legal…
Action needed at Rainbow Park encampment: Sarnia council
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Apr 08, 2024 • 4 minute read Sarnia City Hall. Photo file/Postmedia Rainbow Park has Sarnia city council’s attention. Advertisement 2 This advertisement…
What’s next for the homeless driven out of dismantled encampment?
News Local News Some advocates for the homeless in St. Thomas are divided over the city’s sudden tear-down of an encampment in the fallout of an alleged assault on the…