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BARRIE, ONT. An Orillia woman dedicated to helping those less fortunate in the community provides hope to places like The Lighthouse Shelter, Jubilee House, Youth Haven, Green Haven Shelter and local food banks. Carolyn-Marie Goodwin and her organization, Uplifting Blessings, connects businesses and various groups to charities in need of help. Goodwin said she feels it s important to be a support system for others. She has been voted Orillia Business Woman of the Year, and in previous years, she was nominated Citizen of the Year. Due to health and safety concerns with the pandemic, only financial donations are accepted, which ensures charities can buy exactly what they need. ....
UPDATE Police Chief comments on Lafayette Police homeless sweep Homeless coalition comments on Lafayette Police homeless sweep and last updated 2021-02-11 00:00:06-05 UPDATE: Lafayette Police Chief Thomas L. Glover Sr. has posted a statement about the department s efforts regarding the homeless. Last week, we posted some pictures of the department s mounted unit doing a sweep of Lafayette homeless encampments. That post was met with a response by the local homeless coalition. Today, this statement from the chief was posted on the LPD Facebook page: The Lafayette Police Department is diligently working on a partnership with the community aimed at addressing the homelessness in our city. Last month, we began collaboration with some stakeholders for the sole purpose of conducting a Point-In-Time count. Measures of this nature are periodically used to locate, identify, and accurately count the homeless population. The data is used to determine what resourc ....