MOUNT PEARL PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 10 AS WORLD HOMELESS DAY

Mayor Dave Aker has proclaimed October 10 as World Homeless Day in the City of Mount Pearl.
Mount Pearl Streetfriends founder/coordinator Leigh Bursey was in attendance during the October 4 meeting, and spoke to council on the subject. The Mount Pearl Streetfriends is an upstart activist network meant to support those struggling with homelessness, poverty, income inequality, and under-housing.  This is a duplicate model of a not-for-profit street outreach group that launched in comparably sized Brockville, Ontario.  Their goal is to assist, educate and support those struggling and those who care about them. In the back row, from left to right, are councillors Mark Rice, Jim Locke, Isabelle Fry, and Bill Antle. In the front row, left to right, are councillor Chelsea Lane, Mayor Dave Aker, Streetfriends founder/coordinator Leigh Bursey, and deputy mayor Nicole Kieley. Submitted photo