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🎥 “How did you manage before Ontario Works?”
“I never thought I’d be here.”
Job loss. High-risk pregnancy. Life changed — fast.
Now, Peel residents share what it’s like to go from independence to needing support just to get by.
🔗Learn more: https://t.co/EPkWxvaCHs
📍 Peel Region: 1.5M people, 225K+ businesses—and growing.
But many workers still face low wages & rising costs.
💡 A Living Wage = $27.20/hr in 2025 (Peel)
Enough for rent, food & transit.
🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/EoCGBUV8aN
📲 Follow: @Peel_Poverty#LivingWageWeek
If you need shelter, we’re here to help.
Peel Region has several shelters offering beds, showers, meals, and laundry services to support you.
Call 905-450-1996 to find the best shelter space in Peel to meet your unique needs or visit https://t.co/OBai4sSagI
Did you know: Peel’s drinking water system received the highest possible inspection rating of 100% by the @EnvironmentOntario?
Kudos to our water and wastewater team, supporting the 2nd largest water and wastewater system in Ontario - the 4th largest in Canada!
Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver as injury replacement on the Eastern Conference team for the 2024 #NBAAllStar Game.
@slichterman Intended or not, tweeting this pithy quote is offensive to the many Region of Peel employees caught in the crossfire of this mess. I'd expect more from a CAO who might need these employees in the future.
On the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, let’s continue the conversation and work together to stop violence and abuse in all forms.
Intimate partner and gender-based violence is an epidemic in Peel.
@ianmiles His behaviour points to coercive control which is wrong (illegal in some jurisdictions) and a big warning sign for an unhealthy and even violent relationship.