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A temporary reprieve for the Ark Aid Mission as the deadline to comply with city bylaws has come and gone

The battle between Ark Aid Street Mission and the City of London over zoning by-laws entered a new phase on Tuesday, and local advocates are optimistic following a meeting with the city.

London city council candidates are criticizing a city hall move to slap a downtown church with a bylaw infraction for running a homeless outreach program out…

City hall has suddenly slapped a bylaw infraction on a charity and church that could shut down a daily meal service and drop-in centre for hundreds of homeless…

Faith-based groups have more questions than answers as they continue to fight the City of London’s recent zoning by-law infraction handed to First Baptist Church and the Ark Aid Street Mission.

Ark Aid Street Mission says it has been given a deadline to comply with municipal zoning rules by Oct. 4, or the homeless drop-in space will be forced to cease services. The organization relocated to First Baptist Church on Clarence Street, behind the Victoria Park bandshell, during the renovation of its building in the Old East Village.

Ark Aid Street Mission says it has been given a deadline to comply with municipal zoning rules by Oct. 4, or the homeless drop-in space will be forced to cease services. The organization relocated to First Baptist Church on Clarence Street, behind the Victoria Park bandshell, during the renovation of its building in the Old East Village.

The idea was rejected by city council two-and-a-half years ago, but an agency addressing street level homelessness said Conestoga huts and tiny houses need to be given an opportunity in London.

ACG Integration, ARA Security Services, JD Security, Nextro and Park Aid honoured.

A fire that damaged parts of Ark Aid Street Mission could be a sign of the increasing desperation of London’s homeless population, its executive director says.