Niagara Falls City Council Calls for Homelessness Funding Review

Wednesday, 15 January 2020 at 14:10

By Marcie Culbert

Niagara Falls City Council is calling for a review, of the province's homelessness funding formula.

Councillor Lori Lococo brought the motion forward last night. It says the formula does not reflect local needs.

The Niagara Region, with a population of almost 450,000 according to the 2016 Census, received less than $8-million from the province for 2019/2020.

Windsor on the other hand received more than $10-million in funding, for a population of almost 400,000 according to the 2016 Census.

The City would like the Niagara Region and the Ford Government to review the funding.

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