HalifaxToday.ca Lawrencetown resident rewarded for years of Cuddles and Comfort Karen MacRoberts has been making an incredible contribution to the community — one stitch at a time. As head of the Lawrencetown Sew-ciety Quilt Guild’s Cuddles and Comfort program, the … Sep 28, 2021 Read more
CBC News 'Go big or go home': Volunteers needed to put together 300,000 COVID testing kits With Nova Scotia in the midst of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers are needed to help assemble 300,000 take-home COVID-19 testing kits over the coming weeks to … Sep 27, 2021 Read more
Global News Volunteer group steps back from Halifax tent encampment site to allow for ‘resident-run system’ A 24-hour volunteer “vigil” at a Halifax encampment for unhoused people is ending, after the group says it received assurances from the city that there will be no more evictions. Sep 26, 2021 Read more
Global News Halifax finds accommodations for 7 unhoused people, but volunteers question longevity HRM says it has found “alternative, safe, temporary accommodations” for seven unhoused people living in Meagher Park — also known as People’s Park — but the volunteers who work with … Sep 21, 2021 Read more
SaltWire Network Community generosity inspires People’s Park volunteers He arrived at the Halifax West End park on foot Sunday morning carrying an armful of donations: bags of ice, a flat of pop and a few litres of Tim … Sep 19, 2021 Read more
CBC News Housing advocates call for an end to evictions in Halifax More than 100 people gathered in front of Halifax city hall on Saturday to protest the municipality's approach to dealing with homelessness, demanding that evictions be stopped. It has been … Sep 18, 2021 Read more