In a letter sent late last week to Cobourg Mayor Lucas Cleveland, Ontario Human Rights chief commissioner Patricia DeGuire takes the town to task for a recently adopted bylaw that could impact the opening of Transition House’s new homeless shelter on Division Street.
In a letter sent late last week to Cobourg Mayor Lucas Cleveland, Ontario Human Rights chief commissioner Patricia DeGuire takes the town to task for a recently adopted bylaw that could impact the opening of Transition House’s new homeless shelter on Division Street.
Cobourg mayor Lucas Cleveland has made it clear that any agreement allowing Northumberland County to operate a homeless shelter within the town must address the issue of extra expenses incurred by the town.
A pair of Cobourg business owners are calling on the municipality to follow Whitby’s lead in integrating a proposed homeless shelter into a well-established business and residential neighbourhood just outside of Cobourg’s downtown district.