Inside look at the county and mental health association’s collaboration to provide supportive housing in Campbellford

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Supportive Housing Campbellford

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Northumberland County and the Canadian Mental Health Association announced a ground-breaking partnership to provide supportive housing in Campbellford. This is a huge step forward in helping people facing mental health and addiction challenges. These are people who often find themselves on the street and homeless. As you will learn in this interview, supportive housing provides an environment that helps people who would otherwise struggle when seeking a stable home. The tenants will live in a five-bedroom house with a worker present to assist them in their journey to recovery. Continue Reading →

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Filed under: Consider This Northumberland, Campbellford, Community, Homelessness, Housing, Northumberland County, Politics, Social Justice

Port Hope mayor discusses long-term care proposal details, insights and her thoughts after MZO issued

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Olena Hankivsky

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A proposed long-term care facility in Port Hope is a complex situation. It is tangled up in myriad issues, from the desperate need for beds for the elderly to preserving heritage buildings. Mixed within this is the need to follow sound planning principles and the varying voices of the public on all sides. If that is not enough, the Ontario government issued a Minister’s Zoning Order or MZO. This will allow the project to go forward and create a seven-storey, 192-bed facility. Continue Reading →

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Filed under: Consider This Northumberland, Community, Long-term care, Politics, Port Hope, Social Justice

New migrant worker coordinator explains changes to programs and services in Northumberland

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MIGRANT WORKERS

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If you ate today, Megan Botha says you need to thank a farmer. And, she says, you should also thank a migrant worker, as well. She is the new migrant worker outreach coordinator at Horizons of Friendship. About 20,000 temporary migrant workers will come to Ontario this growing season. There are somewhere between 125 and 150 migrant workers in Northumberland this year. Continue Reading →

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Filed under: Consider This Northumberland, Agriculture, Community, Northumberland County, Social Justice

Rural coalition organizing panel on protecting farmland in Northumberland County

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It is a well-known statistic. Ontario is losing more than 300 acres of farmland every day. It is stunning when you realize we are talking about our food source. What you don’t hear as often is how this affects Northumberland County. But there is a group trying to change that. Continue Reading →

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Filed under: Consider This Northumberland, Agriculture, Community, Environment, Northumberland County, Politics

Food bank continues to see record demand while donations needed more than ever

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Cram-A-Cruiser

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People you would never expect are turning to the food bank. That is according to Helen Donovan, chair of the board for Northumberland Fare Share. Since January, 250 new families started using its services. That is nearly five times more than the same period last year. Inflation is crippling. Continue Reading →

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Filed under: Consider This Northumberland, Community, Food Security, Northumberland County, Social Justice