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Sanctuary City - CPS discussion tomorrow - Actions you can take

3/29/2017

Sanctuary city discussions taking place tomorrow at the city's CPS meeting. The LCA board is behind the concept of Ottawa as a Sanctuary city. Here is what you can do:

1) Consider sending your own letter of support the your ward's Councillor https://ottawasanctuarycity.ca/email-city-council/
2) Encourage people in your networks to sign Sanctuary Ottawa's petition https://ottawasanctuarycity.ca/petition/

3) Speak up on the issue at tomorrow's CPS meeting by contacting city clerk Marc Desjardins:

Clerk's Name: Marc Desjardins
Email: marc.desjardins@ottawa.ca
Phone: 613-580-2424 ext. 28821

CPS Agenda:
http://ottwatch.ca/meetings/CPSC/7015

More on issue:
https://www.facebook.com/SanctuaryCityOttawaVilleSanctuaire/
https://ottawasanctuarycity.ca/

Combined Sewage and Storage Tunnel Presentation

3/19/2017

During our last LCA meeting, the City of Ottawa presented the Combined Sewage and Storage Tunnel presentation. Here are the details of the presentation in French & English.

Human Trafficking policy event

3/18/2017

Learn more about human trafficking in Ontario at the next Policy Brew event March 28.

Lowertown Heritage Register information meeting

3/18/2017

Information Meeting
March 21, 2017
Drop in anytime 6 to 8 p.m.
Councillors’ Lounge, 2nd floor
Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Re: Heritage Inventory Project – Adding Lowertown properties to the Heritage Register

As part of the Heritage Inventory Project, staff has identified several properties in Lowertown as contributing to Ottawa’s heritage and will recommend that these properties are added to the City’s Heritage Register under Section 27 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act. The staff report will be presented to the Built Heritage Sub-Committee and the Planning Committee in April, 2017.

Ottawa-Vanier Federal By-Election - Candidate Debates, Town Hall & Forum information

3/17/2017

Here are all the details you need to know about the Debates, Town Halls & Forums in both French and English for the Federal By-Election coming up April 3rd. In the next two weeks there will be four opportunities for you to see the candidates in person:

Date: March 21, 7:30-9:30pm
Location: Queen Juliana Hall (gymnasium) at Rockcliffe Park Public School, 350 Buena Vista Rd. (doors open towards Springfield Rd. behind the Community Police Centre).

Details: The Lindenlea Community Association, The Manor Park Community Association, The New Edinburgh Community Association, and The Rockcliffe Park Residents Association invite you to an evening of debate with federal by-election. Candidates for the Ottawa-Vanier federal by-election will present their platforms and answer your questions:
Adrian Papara, Conservative
Emilie Taman, New Democratic Party
Mona Fortier, Liberal
Nira Dookeran, Green

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Date: March 26, 2:00-4:30 pm
Location: Richelieu-Vanier Centre, 300 pères-blancs Ave.
Details: Ottawa-Vanier Federal By-election is coming up April 3, 2017. A group of community associations are organizing an event to meet the candidates. Come on out and ask the questions that are most important to you! Sponsored by Action Sandy Hill, Eastern Ottawa Community Resource Centre, Ecology Ottawa, Lowertown Community Association, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Vanier Community Association, Vanier Community Service Centre, Rideau-Rockliffe Community Resource Centre, Lowertown Community Resource Centre, Overbrook Community Association.

Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/278020722611142/
https://tinyurl.com/Ottawa-vanier-forum

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Date: Le 27 mars, 19h-20h30
Lieu: École secondaire publique De La Salle
501 Old St Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 8R3

Détails: Dans le cadre de l'élection partielle dans la circonscription fédérale d'Ottawa-Vanier, l'ACFO Ottawa est fière de vous inviter à son débat électoral en français, organisé en partenariat avec TV Rogers Ottawa. Ce débat de style assemblée publique (town-hall) aura lieu à l'École secondaire publique De La Salle (501, ancienne rue St-Patrick) le lundi 27 mars 2017 et sera modéré par l'animatrice Ginette Gratton. Les portes ouvriront à 18h30 et le débat aura lieu de 19h à 20h30.

Envoyez-nous vos questions

L'ACFO tient à ce que ce débat soit participatif. Nous vous invitons donc à nous soumettre vos questions pour les candidat(e)s par courriel à dg@acfoottawa.ca.

Au plaisir de vous y voir en grand nombre !
L'équipe de l'ACFO Ottawa

Infos: https://www.facebook.com/events/1958741401015301/

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Date: March 31, 7:00-9:00pm
Location: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 400 McArthur Ave

Details: Ecology Ottawa is partnering with Citizens for Public Justice and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa to hold an all-candidates' debate on the environment in the run-up to the Ottawa-Vanier federal by-election.

The event will feature Nira Dookeran (Green Party of Canada), Mona Fortier (Liberal Party of Canada) and Emily Taman (New Democratic Party of Canada). It will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa (400 McArthur Ave.) from 7pm to 9pm on Friday, March 31.
Please RSVP to the event here http://www.ecologyottawa.org/ottawa_vanier_all_candidates_environment_debate

Info: http://www.ecologyottawa.org/ottawa_vanier_all_candidates_environment_debate

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Election information:
Vote Date: April 3, 2017
Vote in Advance: March 24, 25, 26 and 27

Details:
http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=2017/35078&document=index&lang=e

Sanctuary Cities - Backgrounder info

3/12/2017

A proposal has been brought to Ottawa City Council to adopt the status of a “sanctuary city”, where immigrants and refugees are given the ability to access municipal services without fear of discrimination, detention, or deportation. Such policies have been adopted in other major Canadian cities.

This item will be discussed by a group representing the Sanctuary City Ottawa campaign (https://ottawasanctuarycity.ca/about/) at the next LCA Meeting March 13, 2017 at 7pm at the Routhier Centre, 172 Guigues Ave.

Background information:
Open house on Sanctuary cities:
March 16, 6:00pm

http://catherinemckenney.ca/event/community-meeting-making-ottawa-a-sanctuary-city/

More background information:

https://ottawasanctuarycity.ca/resources/

http://www.amssa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/AMSSA-Info-Sheet-Issue-13-Sanctuary-Cities1.pdf

http://council.vancouver.ca/20160406/documents/pspc3.pdf

News information:
https://capitalnews.ca/ottawa-considers-sanctuary-city-status/
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/ottawa/santuary-city-cps-committee-march-1.3972728
http://www.iheartradio.ca/580-cfra/news/watson-inclined-to-reject-sanctuary-motion-1.2387139
http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/dewar-heres-why-ottawa-should-declare-itself-a-sanctuary-city
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/city-hall-blog-sanctuary-city-buzz-raises-dewar-factor
http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/letters/todays-letters-are-sanctuary-cities-a-good-idea-or-not
https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/06/10/toronto_forges_ahead_with_sanctuary_city_plan.html

Federal By-Election - All Candidates Forum - Sunday March 26 - Venez-Nombreux!

3/12/2017

LCA Monthly Meeting - Tomorrow March 13, 7pm!

3/12/2017

It's that time of the month...time to get together as a community, see old friends and meet new ones at the Lowertown Community Association's monthly meeting! The meeting takes place at 7pm at the Routhier Centre, 172 Guigues Ave. You'll get a chance to hear all about Sanctuary cities, the combined Sewage Storage Tunnel project, our riding's Federal by-election & updates from our Councillor and much more! Below is the meeting Agenda.

Sanctuary City - CPS discussion tomorrow - Actions you can take

Combined Sewage and Storage Tunnel Presentation

Human Trafficking policy event

Lowertown Heritage Register information meeting

Ottawa-Vanier Federal By-Election - Candidate Debates, Town Hall & Forum information

Sanctuary Cities - Backgrounder info

Federal By-Election - All Candidates Forum - Sunday March 26 - Venez-Nombreux!

LCA Monthly Meeting - Tomorrow March 13, 7pm!

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