Sandy Hill community centre

Online/New Media by rochekellyMarch 1, 2011

‘Nazi’ jibe overshadows shelter debate

An Ottawa Anglican Diocese official is comparing neighbourhood opposition to the relocation of a downtown homeless centre and comments by those opposing it to “Nazi Germany.” After a heated meeting with area residents Monday night, archdeacon David Selzer is “appalled” by comments describing the homeless. “There was a huge degradation of people using Centre 454 […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyFebruary 23, 2011February 24, 2011

Condo dwellers balk at homeless centre

Board 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 […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyDecember 21, 2010August 7, 2011

Boy, 9, dead after falling in river

By Jamie Long and Kelly Roche, OTTAWA SUN Just four days before Christmas, an Ottawa mother has lost her nine-year-old son to the frigid waters of the Rideau River. Identified by friends as Olisa “Oli” Joseph, his lone black mitten lay next to the path in Strathcona Park where he was pulled from the water. […]