Female inmates can fear release as much as sentence
— For many of us, the prospect of jail time is a frightening thing. But for some incarcerated women, it’s getting released that’s the scary part.
Forum to focus on the challenges facing women when they leave prison
A forum today looks inside and outside the walls of the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener.
Tuesdays, À la Social Service Intern
To continue with a bit of an inside scoop on my work as the Social Service Intern with House of Friendship, here is a post describing a typical Tuesday for me. At 8:30am, I arrive at Eby Village, another one of House of Friendship’s programs. Built in 1990, this is an affordable, supportive housing …
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Saturday’s (Jan. 21/12) Kitchener-Waterloo Record has the following story “Raising a stink over the smell of gargage”. This story by Jeff Outhit, on the fourtieth anniversary of the Erb St. landfill, describes exactly what the title indicates. It is all about the odours and the effects on neighbours …
Toronto's group-home zoning rules to be challenged
Ontario's human rights tribunal will weigh a challenge to Toronto's zoning rules that experts say could affect how municipalities across the country integrate housing for people with mental illness or disabilities.
Group home zoning hearing could have national impact
Ontario's human rights tribunal will weigh a challenge to Toronto's zoning rules that experts say could affect how municipalities across the country integrate housing for people with mental illness or disabilities.
Human rights tribunal to examine city restrictions on group homes
TORONTO – Ontario's human rights tribunal will weigh a challenge to Toronto's zoning rules that experts say could affect how municipalities across the country integrate housing for people with mental illness or disabilities.
Flash from the Past: Victoria School tower came down in 1960
Victoria School has been a Kitchener landmark since it opened 100 years ago this month.
Flash from the Past: Kitchener school opened in January 1912
Victoria School has been a Kitchener landmark since it opened 100 years ago this month.
HRM scores near top of economic activity index
The Halifax Regional Municipality came in fourth in CIBC’s latest ranking of metropolitan economic activity. HRM scored 16.8 on CIBC World Market’s Metropolitan Economic Activity Index, placing just behind Kitchener (18.0), Edmonton (20.0), and Toronto (23.0). The ranking takes into account indicators such as population growth, employment and unemployment, housing starts and bankruptcy rates …
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