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A downtown homeless drop-in centre hasn’t yet relocated to St. Alban’s Church as planned, and some nearby condo owners opposing the move are hoping it stays put on Murray St. Another condominium, The Galleria 2, is currently under construction at 238 Besserer St., right behind the church. “Now that the new building is there, you […]
MoreOn Friday, the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa is reclaiming St. Alban’s Church on King Edward Ave. Plans are in place to bring its homeless drop-in, Centre 454, back to the church basement. The daytime program operated at the church from 1976 to 1999 then moved to Murray St., where it’s remained since. The move should […]
MoreA storied congregation has gone from worshipping in the same building as Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, to a makeshift altar inside a theatre where it’s BYOB: Bring Your Own Bible. “Ultimately, a church is people,” said Rev. George Sinclair. More than 100 worshippers gathered at St. Alban’s Church in downtown Ottawa […]
MoreThe Anglican Diocese of Ottawa has apologized for comments made by an archdeacon which likened remarks made by downtown residents against a homeless centre to “Nazi Germany.” “They were not constructive to moving the dialogue forward,” the Very Rev. Shane Parker wrote in a letter to the Sun’s editor Wednesday afternoon. At a meeting Monday […]
MoreBoard members of an upscale downtown condominium don’t want a homeless drop-in centre in their neighbour’s backyard. “It’s just the wrong place in our mind to put this,” said Bruce Baker, condo board president of the Galleria at 200 Besserer St. Plans by the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa to move Centre 454 from its current […]
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