Social Issues

Photo of Jennifer Cook Baniczky and colleague Stacey volunteering at Shepherds of Good Hope in downtown Ottawa

Shepherds community soup kitchen still needs your help

Jennifer Cook Baniczky has been a volunteer there for almost 40 years and although there have been a lot of changes, the need remains enormous.

I have been a Saturday volunteer at the Shepherds of Good Hope soup kitchen for almost 40 years. It has… Continue reading “Shepherds community soup kitchen still needs your help”

A helemeted man wearing sunglasses riding a bike in Manor Park

Safer cycling network still needed

John Gomes is a real estate agent who has lived in the neighbourhood for 12 years. His wife works at… Continue reading “Safer cycling network still needed”

Online fraud and scams, including cyber threats like phishing, are costing Canadians a lot of money. Accordin to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, in 2022 there were 70,878 reports of fraud in Canada with over $530 million stolen. Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay

Tips on avoiding popular online scams

Eleanor Dunn offers a primer on cybercrime

Picture this. You’re swiping through Facebook Marketplace, hoping to see if anything on sale is of interest to you. You… Continue reading “Tips on avoiding popular online scams”

The new approach of "emergent curriculum" allows children's interests to guide their own learning. Photo: MPCC

Partnerships help educators meets the needs of all children

Grant allows purchase of new toys

MPCC’s Before and After-School in Manor Park strives to be an inclusive and welcoming environment for all children. We would… Continue reading “Partnerships help educators meets the needs of all children”

Jairius Mangondo receives a gift from Santa at the Yule Manor Co-op Christmas celebration held December 17 2023. Photo: Doug Banks

Yule Manor Co-op holiday celebration prevails

A Yule Manor Co-op holiday tradition continued this year, thanks to quick-thinking from staff at the Rideau Rockcliffe Community Resource… Continue reading “Yule Manor Co-op holiday celebration prevails”

Shop With Your Hero participant Ottawa Police Services Sgt. Stephen Plummer was among the first responders who brought kids on a ride in a police cruiser for some holiday shopping at the St. Laurent Shopping Centre. Photo supplied

Local children shop with cops

The Vanier Social Pediatric Hub, a Vanier Community Services Centre program, was happy to organize the second edition of the… Continue reading “Local children shop with cops”

The gated dead end on Hemlock Rd. offers a safe option to park for the night. Since Claude’s story became widely reported in the media, posts have been planted along the south side of the road, possibly as a deterrent for other vehicles. Photo: Doug Banks

Car homeless move on, but they aren’t going away

Leigh Adamson has a lot to say about the man who was living in his broken-down car at the east… Continue reading “Car homeless move on, but they aren’t going away”