-by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
OwenSoundHub is sharing a series of stories from local people who make minimum wage. Several have asked us not to include their names and we have agreed. Not only could there be repercussions from landlords or employers, but recent conversations on social media have confirmed that the stigma and judgement of poverty remains firmly in place.
"$11.60 was not liveable.
As a single mother working for that we (that's only two of us - I can not imagine a mother of more children...
On December 13, 2017 the City's Community Services Committee hosted an Open House and Public Meeting where the consulting team from MHBC presented the draft Recreation, Parks and Facilities Master Plan. Public feedback on the draft findings is being accepted until January 12th and can be sent to...
- Hub staff
If the cost of energy-saving upgrades is out of reach for you, Ontario has a new Affordability Fund for you.
Francesca Dobbyn, Executive Director of the United Way Bruce Grey says the program is targeted at those with high energy use, not just those with low incomes. The level you qualify for depends on a combination of your net income and your average energy bill.
You may qualify for...
While people talk about the teachings that Jesus provided, what we see in the stories about him is how often he asked questions.
With his followers, Jesus almost always walked. They had time on the road to think, to chat, to listen. After one journey across Galilee, he asked them, "What were you talking about on the road?"
Consider what we think about on our travels. On a long car ride, what do we ...
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
"Stop trying to do things and do them... you were put here to save lives..." Not the usual new year's eve greetings from a father to his son. But Matt McCoy and his father are not exactly Ward Cleaver and the Beaver either.
Matt's story includes childhood abuse, depression, addiction and prison. But it is the story that made him the man he is today – over ten years clean off heroin, fully employed, husband, father – and more passionately concerned about his
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