Posts Tagged ‘river city vineyard’

Tech savvy local entrepreneur is using power of connectivity in support of shelter

River City Vineyard on Mitton St. in Sarnia

Adam Young, a Sarnia resident who earns a living as a consultant in social media and web design, is using the power of connectivity using a relatively new tool–crowdfunding–to try to raise money in support of the legal bills of the River City Vineyard's Harbour Inn Homeless Shelter. Young, in discussions with George Esser of [...]

August 26, 2012 Feature, Sarnia 1 Comment

Sarnia City Council may reconsider action against second homeless shelter

Sarnia City Council is getting what may be its last chance to avoid a costly legal battle–at least $40,000 according to "best case" estimates–if it can find a seconder to a motion to reconsider an earlier decision to attempt to force the closure of the River City Vineyard homeless shelter. A petition with at least [...]

June 19, 2012 Sarnia 1 Comment

Sarnia City Council will consider recommendation to take action against River City

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On Monday, Sarnia City Council will hear a recommendation from a law firm that it should take legal action against River City Vineyard if the church continues to contravene a re-zoning decision that went against continued operation of its homeless shelter. Councillors will hear from the lawyers—who have to date charged $10,000 for what is [...]

June 8, 2012 Feature, Sarnia 0 Comments

River City Vineyard intends to keep its homeless shelter open despite challenges from city

River City Vineyard on Mitton St. in Sarnia

River City Vineyard announced Tuesday that it's giving up its appeal with the Ontario Municipal Board, but says the fight to keep the homeless shelter open is far from over. The church pastor George Esser said in a statement today that his church was withdrawing its appeal of a city council decision to deny permanent [...]

April 4, 2012 Feature, Finance, Sarnia 0 Comments

River City Vineyard appealing city’s refusal on rezoning to OMB

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River City Vineyard church is appealing a Sarnia City Council refusal to rezone the property it owns at Mitton St. N. and Essex for the purpose of a men's shelter. The decision to appeal effectively means that the shelter will remain open to those seeking shelter other than that provided (but with some restrictions, says [...]

November 9, 2011 Feature, Sarnia 0 Comments