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Words to Empower

Using your words is one of (if not the best) way to communicate.  Whether they are written or spoken orally, being able to express yourself in that way is always effective.  Then there’s the old adage of ‘using your words’ to combat …

Languages of Life Art Exhibit

Life imitates art and vice versa, but sometimes it's nice to stop and actually enjoy both.  Take a walk in the park and enjoy the beauty of mother

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Safe Injecting Site

"A group that advocates the establishment of a supervised injection site for IV drug users in Ottawa says a door-to-door straw pole of 100 homeowners in Lowertown found

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Ontario Drug Bust

Drugs are bad.  This is a phrase that young people have repeatedly heard everywhere from classrooms to various media outlets (and with good reason).  The whole drug underworld

Ottawa Event: ‘For the Kids’ Charitable Auction

"For the Kids" Charitable Auction supports the Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre (OCTC) Foundation, which raises funds to benefit close to 4,000 children and youth with disabilities served by

Ottawa Event: Seniors Fair

Olde Forge Seniors Information Fair and Lunch

Details

Location: Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, 102 Greenview Ave.  Ottawa, Ontario Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Ottawa Event: One World One Dil

Event: Fundraiser Date: Saturday April 20th, 2013 Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel (Nations Ballroom) 2 Montcalm Street, Gatineau QC J8x 4B4 Time: 7:00 p.m. Sit down dinner, music, entertainment Price: $75.00 DIL Canada (Development in

Ottawa Event: ‘Shine a Light on our Youth’ Fundraiser

Nepean Rideau Osgoode Community Resource Centre's Second Annual "Shine a Light on our Youth" fundraiser When:Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 6:00 pm to 12:00 am Where:Centurion Conference & Event Centre,

Vanier Vantage Point

No matter where you live, there always tends to be a part of the city that gets a bad reputation for whatever reason.  Be it because of violence,

World Wish Day Event

Event: World Wish Day Concert Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013 Time: Cocktail Reception 5:30PM (Hors D'Ouevres & Cash Bar) Dinner 6:30PM Concert 8:00PM "VLN Advanced Technologies presents Michael Pytura and the ten-piece

Turkish Embassy Gala

On April 16th at the Ottawa Convention Center there will be a Turkish Embassy Gala to raise funds for CHEO.

Details

Date: April 16, 2013 from 18:00 to

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DART in the Community

What does dart mean to you?  A pointy stick that's hurled toward a circular board with the intention of getting a bullseye?  To most of us, that would

Literacy Centres Helping Ottawa Families

Starting today, families in our community will benefit from a new Parenting and Family Literacy Centre at Carleton Heights Public School. Parenting and Family Literacy Centres help children up to

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The Raced Based Data Conversation

It was the headline story from the 2012 Fall Edition of Crimesense Magazine; the collection of race based data by the police during traffic

Teacher in class

Heroes in Homeroom

Teachers are usually viewed as heroes by many for their ability to make information from books come alive and inspire students to be the best people (academically and