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Sources confirm to CTV News Ottawa that Robert Swaita, one of three provincial government appointees to the police oversight board, attended the protest against COVID-19 public health measures.
The police services board is set to consider a request for a $14-million increase at its next meeting on Monday.
This profile originally appeared in the 2020-21 Giving Guide. Read the full magazine here. The Snowsuit Fund purchases and distributes more than 16,000 snowsuits annually to low-income children 15 years and younger in Ottawa, bringing dignity and hope to families struggling with the necessities of life. Our core mission is to ensure that Ottawa’s most vulnerable children can have warm snowsuits to play outside in winter – without their families having to sacrifice other priorities. Ottawa winters are cold, yet year-round outdoor play contributes fundamentally to mental health, active and ...
This profile originally appeared in the 2020-21 Giving Guide. Read the full magazine here. The Snowsuit Fund purchases and distributes more than 16,000 snowsuits annually to low-income children 15 years and younger in Ottawa, bringing dignity and hope to families struggling with the necessities of life. Our core mission is to ensure that Ottawa’s most vulnerable children can have warm snowsuits to play outside in winter – without their families having to sacrifice other priorities. Ottawa winters are cold, yet year-round outdoor play contributes fundamentally to mental health, active and ...
Article content Jace Waaskaahiikin takes little solace in the decision by the Ottawa Crown Attorney’s office Friday to stay mischief charges against him and 11 fellow demonstrators who were protesting against systemic racism when they were arrested in the early-morning hours of Nov. 21 at the intersection of Laurier Avenue and Nicholas Street. “They really did fulfill the thing we were there to protest,” said Waaskaahiikin, who travelled from his home in Kitigan Zibi to the Ottawa demonstration to join a coalition in support of Black and Indigenous lives. “Like we said, the police don...