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It took one year from start to finish as the ribbon was cut on the Quiring Family: Fresh Start Housing Facility. From left to right are Ike Unger, Lead Pastor at Deer Run Church, Chatham-Kent Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls, George Bergen, Anthony Grossi, Peter and Cathy Quiring, Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos, Leamington Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke, Essex County Warden Gary McNamara and Krista Rempel, Executive Director of The Bridge. (Southpoint Sun Photos)
Fresh Start housing facility opens at The Bridge By Sheila McBrayne
LEAMINGTON – In less than one year, an idea turned into a new 10-room facility for Leamington’s homeless youth. George Bergen, one of The Bridge Leamington Youth Resource founders and Board President, recalled meeting with Peter and Cathy Quiring in January of this year to ask for a donation towards Phase II of the Bridge – a temporary home for the homeless youth of Leamington. “Peter interrupted me and said, ‘You know what George, we’re going to build Phase II for you.’ I’ll never forget that moment,” said Bergen. The Grand Opening for The Quiring Family: Fresh Start Housing Facility was held on Friday, Dec. 6 at the Sherk Street location. The supportive housing facility will start housing youth in the New Year. The Quiring family donated approximately $1,000,000 to the project. “We are really blessed to be able to do something like this for our community,” said Peter Quiring. “We just knew we had to do something. Writing a cheque is one thing, but the people volunteering here day in and day out, week in and week out, I recognize how difficult that is,” added Quiring. Anthony Grossi of Grossi Construction kept the project moving at record pace and also donated approximately $150,000 to the cause. “It all happened so fast. January was ‘the ask to now. Peter told Anthony to do it at cost and to throw in some extras,” said Cathy Quiring. Grossi and his three sons were present for the opening. “We feel blessed to be a part of this,” he stated. “We are very excited to be offering supportive housing for youth ages 16-24 through the generous donations of The Quiring Family and Anthony Grossi of Grossi Construction.
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Peter and Cathy Quiring during the opening on December 6.
This is an opportunity to offer programs and services to support youth on their journey of change to move towards independent living, move on to permanent supportive housing, or re-integrate back with their families. As an organization we are confident that providing housing to the youth of the Leamington and greater area is an opportunity to assist with bridging the gap in services and support,” said Krista Rempel, Executive Director of The Bridge. The facility includes 10 rooms, five bathrooms, a kitchenette, a shared living room space, laundry facilities, and a supervisor’s office, which will be staffed throughout the night. The facility provides an opportunity for youth to be housed for just under a year’s time. Messages of support were heard from Chatham-Kent Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls, Essex County Warden Gary McNamara, Leamington Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke and Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos.
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LEAMINGTON – The municipality will soon decide on new legislation for commercial building window coverings and signs, but not before seeking public input. In back-to-back items on its agenda, Leamington council addressed recommendations to welcome public feedback on rules for window front coverings and then the regulation of size, use, location and alteration of signage. Specifically, Administration sought direction to host public consultation meetings with the general public and groups including the Leamington Business Improvement Area’s board of management and Leamington Chamber of Commerce on how to regulate both matters. Pertaining to the governance of signs, local sign makers will also be encouraged to offer their thoughts and feedback. In regards to window coverings, council was also presented with the option to receive Bylaw 72-19 for enactment during the Nov. 26 meeting, but it instead decided to consult the public including the local BIA and Chamber beforehand. “There are too many businesses that have windows completely covered, so I’d like to see (Continued on Page 2)
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