Chair of London Homeless Coalition, professor Abe Oudshoorn discusses what goes on in London’s homeless community, and how Western University participates in aiding those less fortunate. Published in Western News.

Tens of thousands celebrated the victory of the Toronto Argonauts’ 100th anniversary Grey Cup win. Read more about the celebration on Toronto Observer. 

Individuals with physical disabilities can enjoy going for a swim with The Barrier-Free Access Swimming Program at the Birchmount Community Centre. Read more on Toronto Observer. 

Author Hugh Brewster has had some of those opportunities, and has spent his entire career researching and writing novels about some of Canada’s most iconic, and heart-wrenching moments in history. Brewster eagerly discusses his fiction novels and how segments of them reflect his own personal experiences, and those of veterans he interviewed. Read more on Centennial Journalism.

The Hockey Association for the Developmentally Challenged gives people who have disabilities such as autism, aspergers, and down syndrome, the opportunity to have fun and play some hockey. Read more on Strive Magazine. 

Clinical psychology expert Tony Attwood spoke at the Geneva Centre for Autism; giving parents, teachers, and other people affected by autism a chance to gain more tools and abilities to help bridge that communication gap between them and the individual with autism. Read more at Strive Magazine. 

The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown tunnel has been given the green light. Construction on the $320-million project is scheduled to start this fall, thanks to Metrolinx’s contract. Read more on the Toronto Observer. 

Thieves have been targeting seniors across the Greater Toronto Area since July in a string of what Const. Tony Vella of the Toronto Police Service describes as distraction thefts. Read more on the Toronto Observer. 

Walk-in clinics in Scarborough that treat refugees are seeing a drastic and overwhelming increase in numbers of refugee patients. Read more about this on the Toronto Observer. 

The Community Association for Riding for the Disabled, or CARD, is a therapeutic riding centre where individuals of a variety of disabilities can feel liberated from their disability and improve their mental and physical strength. Read more about the benefits from Strive Magazine. This article was also published in The Rider paper. 

Autism research specialists–and sisters–Barbara Doyle and Emily Iland discuss the stigmas surrounding autism, and the boundless potential that individuals with autism have. Iland goes into depth about the success her son Tom has living with autism. Turning Disabilities into Abilities in Autism Matters magazine.

Former Barenaked Ladies lead singer Steven Page came to visit the University of Toronto at Scarborough. For an hour he explained his struggles with his mental health, how he has learned over time to cope, and that those who are secretly struggling have outlets for help. Read more on Toronto Observer.