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Wrap-around support at the Lowertown Food Bank
By Jean Gaël ZabayoThe integrated Wrap-Around Support program at the Lowertown Food Bank is a new initiative that combines personalized support for individuals with efforts to provide guidance towards fostering lasting improvements in living conditions. Poverty and food insecurity are realities affecting many individuals and families. Beyond a lack of financial resources, these challenges can…
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Beating the heat in Lowertown
By Taylor Stocks and Christine Kilfoil of the Lowertown Community Association’s Health and Wellness Committee With the recent heat waves Ottawa has endured, thoughts turn to cooling off. Lowertown residents can pack a book and walk a short distance to a quietly treelined dock in Bordeleau Park or sink into a red muskoka chair on…
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Paddling for Chief Pinesi: Indigenous and non-Indigenous canoe voyage from Ottawa to Kahnawà:ke
By Jim Stone In the six days between 5 and 10 July, 33 Indigenous and non-Indigenous paddlers travelled 187 km on the Ottawa River (Kichi Sibi in Algonquin Anishinàbemowin) from the Museum of History to the Mohawk territory of Kahnawà:ke near Montreal. We all fit into three large voyageur canoes and stayed at campsites along…
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Inner City Health and the Ottawa Hospital support the nutrition needs of vulnerable community members
By Echo ContributorRakesh Patel, ICU physician and frontline doctor with Ottawa Inner City Health, has launched an innovative program that repurposes discarded hospital nutritional supplements to support people experiencing homelessness while, at the same time, helping to reconnect them with healthcare services in Ottawa. The initiative centres on Ensure, a high-calorie nutritional drink typically used…
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Lowertown’s newest library doesn’t have late fees – take a seed, leave a seed
By The Lowertown Health & Wellness Committee Gardeners in Lowertown have a community resource to rely on this spring – the Lowertown Seed Library opened on May 1! The Seed Library is located beside 181 Bruyere Street, marked by the red pin on the map, and is attached to the fence of the community garden….
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Relaunch of the Lowertown Community House: a dynamic and promising start
By Martial Maseba Maweja of the Lowertown Community Resource Centre Having had the privilege of working closely with the Lowertown Community Resource Centre (LCRC) team over the past months, I’ve come to realize that the “vibe” of the House isn’t something you can plan– it’s something you experience. It’s the sound of laughter drifting from…
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