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Online/New Media by rochekellyOctober 3, 2011October 3, 2011

Underwear philanthropists come to Ottawa

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/10/03/underwear-philanthropists-come-to-ottawa Boxers or briefs? Brent King and Robb Price are used to strangers asking that question. After all, they’re the men behind the third annual GotGinch Cross-Canada Underwear Drive. “We’ll look at something different for next year, maybe. But for now, it’s tighty whities,” said King, after arriving and unloading boxes at the […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyApril 26, 2011May 1, 2011

Candidates talk housing during lunch at shelter

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/04/26/candidates-talk-housing-during-lunch-at-shelter Marty Blair stopped into the Shepherds of Good Hope for a hot lunch Tuesday. “I’ve been on the street all night last night,” he said. Blair isn’t alone. In 2010 more than 7,000 people in Ottawa used homeless shelters. “But the most staggering thing was that 832 families actually found themselves in […]