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MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for May 14, 2025

Published on May 9, 2025May 20, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Members of Guelph city council and senior staff will once again go to the other side of downtown to sit with members of the County for this month’s Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee. What’s on the agenda? Assets and managing them, some new projects, plus an update on childcare funding, supporting people who were homeless through the winter, and a formal answer to a long-standing matter of interest. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for May 14, 2025” →

RECAP: JSSLAC Gets the Point in Time Count and Gets Winter Update

Published on Feb 12, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It was a comparatively light agenda at the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee meeting for February on Wednesday, good thing because some in attendance wanted to outrun an incoming winter storm. The primary focus was matters of housing, specifically the state of homelessness in the region. Committee heard about the December report on the winter response plan and the Point in Time Count, and now you can hear about them too with this recap! Continue reading “RECAP: JSSLAC Gets the Point in Time Count and Gets Winter Update” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for January 8, 2025

Published on Feb 7, 2025Feb 11, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

This February meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee will be a brief affair when compared to previous meetings, as this agenda will focus almost exclusively on housing files. As one construction projects wrap up, another one looks to get started, and then the committee will dig into reports on the present situation with unhoused people in the region, both short-term and long-term. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for January 8, 2025” →

RECAP: JSSLAC Takes a Closer Look at 2025 Social Services Budget

Published on Jan 8, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It was a new year with a sort of new Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee with a definitely new chair. Ward 4 Guelph Councillor Linda Busuttil is now the captain of this joint City and County endeavour and they began with 2025 with an in-depth look at the 2025 budget for both the social services and the ambulance portions of the bill. For those details, and all the others, let’s dig into the first recap of 2025! Continue reading “RECAP: JSSLAC Takes a Closer Look at 2025 Social Services Budget” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for January 8, 2025

Published on Jan 3, 2025Jan 7, 2025 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Wellington County gets the early bird worm with the first meeting of 2025 (at least from a Guelph point of interest). After skipping December, the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee gets together to calibrate for a new year with a look at the 2025 budget, changes to funding for childcare, and the latest updates about housing and social services. So let’s dig into the agenda of the first meeting of this new year! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for January 8, 2025” →

RECAP: Too Many Unanswered Questions About CTS Closure Impact at Social Services

Published on Oct 9, 2024Oct 9, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Some questions were answered, but other questions lingered as this month’s meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee wrapped up. It wasn’t all bad news, of course. There are, it seems, some good things that are going to come out the propose HART HUB, but the exact impact from the closure of the consumption and treatment site is still hard to know. For all that information, and more, check out the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Too Many Unanswered Questions About CTS Closure Impact at Social Services” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for October 9, 2024

Published on Oct 4, 2024Oct 8, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It’s going to be another busy meeting of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee as they look at the present, near-future and a post-safe consumption site future in Guelph next spring. What’s in a HART Hub? You will find out at this meeting, and you will also get updates about the Delhi housing project, childcare fees for next year, and 2024 budget actuals, plus advocacy for what the County wants to do next on some big issues. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee Meeting for October 9, 2024” →

RECAP: Social Services Hears Winter Plans and Want More OW Support

Published on Sep 11, 2024Sep 15, 2024 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance got back to business after taking the summer off, so that meant there was a lot of business to get back to. Near the top in terms of importance is the Winter Response Plan and how unhoused people are going to be helped in the month’s to come, but there was also a rather lively discussion about the need for more money for Ontario Works recipients. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Social Services Hears Winter Plans and Want More OW Support” →