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Updated Hours of Operation
Please note that the Sudbury Community Legal Clinic has updated its hours of operation. For more information on our intake (advice on new cases) hours call reception at (705) 674-3200. Monday: 8:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:00pm Tuesday: 12:30pm-4:00pm Wednesday: 8:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:00pm Thursday: 8:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:00pm Friday: 8:30am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:00pm
Read more“Sudbury anti-poverty protesters rally with demands for Ontario premier” CTV News
Excerpt shared from CTV News Northern Ontario click the link below this text to read the full article. A list of demands was issued at Sudbury’s Tom Davies Square for the Ontario Premier on Friday, as protesters gathered to send a message to Doug Ford. Organized by the Poverty and Housing Advocacy Coalition,
Read more“Sudbury tenants face higher rents in the new year” CBC Sudbury
Excerpt shared from CBC Sudbury, follow this link to read the full article. Low-income tenants at risk of eviction Allison Woods, the interim executive director of the Sudbury Community Legal Clinic, said even a small increase to housing costs can put low-income individuals at risk of eviction.
Read moreIn solidarity with Indigenous Peoples(COP-COC post)
Please follow the link below to read a statement published by Colour of Poverty, Colour of Change regarding the recent discovery in Kamloops B.C. and Missing and and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change (COP-COC) is a network across Ontario working to build concrete strategies,
Read moreIn memory of Chris Cosby 1950-2021
Greetings, Bonjour, Boozhoo, It is with great sadness that we share with you the loss of our dear Chris Cosby, Community Legal Worker at Sudbury Community Legal Clinic . Below you will find a link that leads to the lovely words shared by her family on the Cooperative Funeral Home website.
Read moreVirtual Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
United Way Centraide North East Ontario REGISTER ONLINE United Way Centraide North East Ontario/Nord-est de l’Ontario (UWCNEO), in partnership with Canada Revenue Agency, is now offering a virtual Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVIT) to help low-income earners file their taxes at zero cost. PLEASE NOTE: THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX PROGRAM IS ONLY OFFERED VIRTUALLY.
Read moreSudbury Community Legal Clinic welcomes the Ontario government’s pausing of residential evictions
The executive director of the Sudbury Community Legal Clinic welcomes the Ontario government’s pausing of residential evictions amid the pandemic, but says the half-measure doesn’t go far enough. “They haven’t considered at all a comprehensive rent relief program, although they have done that on the small business side,” she said.
Read more“Less bureaucracy and better communication…”
The article linked below highlights the need for services working with the homeless population to create stronger networks and ease access to services. Please click the link to read more. “Less bureaucracy and better communication…” (photo from Sudbury.ca)
Read more“More collaboration needed…”
The article linked below highlights a meeting of social service providers and the city of Sudbury. Twenty or more organizations, including the Sudbury Community Legal Clinic, met on Thursday January 27th, 2021. To find the full article regarding the meeting and more details please click the link below.
Read more“Broken elevator a hardship for residents of seniors-only building in Sudbury”-CTV Northern Ontario News
Click the link below to read a CTV News Northern Ontario news article featuring a quote from the Sudbury Community Legal Clinic Executive Director about an elevator that has been broken since September 22, 2020 at seniors-only apartment building in Sudbury. https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/mobile/broken-elevator-a-hardship-for-residents-of-seniors-only-building-in-sudbury-1.5218160
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