MEGAN STACEY Updated: January 6, 2020 Nearly one-third of Londoners getting off social assistance are finding work, outpacing provincial targets and bringing the caseload to a low that hasn’t been seen in years, 2019 figures show. The number of people on Ontario Works dropped by about 10 per cent in London last year, with the welfare […]
The London Community Woodshop that transforms lives with sawdust and ‘therapy’
Most of the people who walk in through the door of the London Community Woodshop come to transform a piece of wood into something useful, but Lori Joseph says almost all of them end up transforming themselves in the process. Lori Joseph sees it all the time. Most of the people who walk in through […]
Yousef’s Story: London Community Woodshop
After a chemical weapon exploded near his home in war-torn Syria, Yousef Alkurdi said boredom and isolation were just as overwhelming as the injuries he spent three years recovering from in a Lebanese hospital. Speaking through translator Eman El Halies, an administrative assistant at Pathways Skill Development and Placement Centre who’s helping the Syrian refugee […]
Community Woodshop aims to ‘bring people together over the art of woodworking’
Put away the 3D printers and swap wireless technology for wooden planks: London’s newest maker space is all about circular saws, not circuit boards. The London Community Woodshop opened this week, a do-it-yourself dream spot filled with enough equipment to make any handy person drool. “It’s a place of connection. People can start learning about […]
