Northumberland County receives $2.47 million from province

The Ontario Government announced Monday an additional $2.47 million dollars to Northumberland County, the local social service system manager, to support closing the encampment in Cobourg. 

The encampment is located on provincial property, the former Brookside Youth Detention Centre. Infrastructure Ontario has the property listed for sale at $9.1 million dollars.

Announced through the office of Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini, the  funding is aimed at assisting the County provide housing options for the unhoused and the most vulnerable members of the community. 

The new funding, which follows the $2.2 million through the Homelessness Prevention Program announced by Piccini in May of last year, is to be used to support priority projects that will assist those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.