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Just in time for the predicted heaviest snowfall of the season, a selected few are moving into newly-constructed cabins on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. With the help of volunteers and sponsors, the team at Our Livable Solutions has worked to create functional and comfortable living spaces. Ten individuals will soon
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The seemingly surprise arrival and location of sleeping cabins at Kingston’s Portsmouth Olympic Harbour was heavily debated on the evening of Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, with neighbouring residents expressing their views both for and against the project. When Portsmouth Village and District homeowners, business owners, and residents found out by
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Just over a week ago, vulnerable Kingstonians situated in tents at the Memorial Centre barns were left – quite literally – out in the cold. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 14, 2021, just as wet and freezing weather conditions formed, the electricity supply to the barn, reportedly coming
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After several delegations shared their thoughts and concerns, and after much serious debate by City Council, it was narrowly decided Wednesday night, Nov. 16, 2021, that a pilot project proposed for 10 sleeping cabins to be placed at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour this winter should go ahead. The project, which is
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Mayor Bryan Paterson announced publicly, Thursday, Nov. 11. 2021, that Porstmouth Olympic Harbour would most likely be the site of a pilot project using “tiny homes,” also known as sleeping cabins. Local housing advocate and entrepreneur, Chrystal Wilson, is the Executive Director of Our Livable Solutions (OLS), a not-for-profit organization
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The United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) has put together its annual report counting the numbers of sheltered and unsheltered homeless people in the community. According to the key findings of the Point in Time Homeless Count report, in 2021, 176 out of 207 people experiencing homelessness
Read moreKingston City Council convened on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, with Report #89 of the CAO being one of the primary topics of focus in meeting’s agenda. Specifically, several delegates spoke to address the city’s ‘Winter Response Plan’ for homelessness and the lack of available temporary housing for Kingston’s vulnerable population.
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