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'We have the right to housing': Community volunteers unite to build sand bag homes in Kitchener's Tent City

It was a chilly Saturday in April at Kitchener’s Tent City but that didn’t stopping Donald Lacasse from building shelters.

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Regional councillors endorse plan to end chronic homelessness

Waterloo regional councillors are directing staff to develop a funding and advocacy strategy based on a plan that aims to end chronic homelessness by 2030.

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Regional council endorses plan to end chronic homelessness by 2030

Regional councillors were presented with the final report on how Waterloo region plans to end and prevent chronic homelessness. A number of delegates spoke at Tuesday's Community and Health Services Committee.

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Chatham-Kent council approves tiny cabin transitional housing project

The municipality of Chatham-Kent has approved a project that will see 50 tiny cabins built to provide transitional housing for people who are homeless.

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Peterborough sets up modular cabins to provide temporary shelter for unhoused people

Fifty unhoused people were selected to live in the units on a former parking lot in Peterborough, Ont. A city staff report says the program has seen "early successes."

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A Better Tent City required to collect data for regional funding

The Region of Waterloo will now require A Better Tent City to collect data in order to make sure their funding is being put to proper use.

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Guelph tiny home group wants to help city create sanctioned encampment

Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie says he'll use his strong mayor powers to get staff to look into what it would take to build a structured encampment site in the city to address the homeless crisis. But a group of activists say they're one step ahead of him and ready to help. 

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Kitchener to look into using city parking lots for housing

City staff will look into the potential use of municipal parking lots for housing, including supportive and affordable projects, in Kitchener.

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Hamilton tiny shelters project casting 'fairly wide' net in search for new location - Hamilton

The search continues for a place to put a village of tiny cabins for those unhoused in Hamilton, even a site beyond the downtown core and into a rural area.

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Top 10 new stories of 2023

CTV Kitchener is taking a look back the biggest moments of the year. Check back daily to see what stories made our Top 10 of 2023.

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