While listening to personal stories of loss, healing and recovery, the room full of 750 community leaders at The Royal’s Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast took a brief moment to collectively pause, get up on its feet and take a unifying deep breath together.
French Ambassador Michel Miraillet opened his doors fully and completely to Ottawa Salus last night and, in doing so, opened up opportunities for the non-profit organization to provide more supportive housing for people living with mental illness.
Ottawa lawyers raised a glass last night to celebrate Reach Canada and ABLE2, two long-time local organizations coming together to build a more inclusive society for people living with disabilities.
It was state-of-the-art meets cultural traditions during this morning’s unveiling of the uOttawa Faculty of Health Sciences’ modern new home — a place for research, education and training that officials hope will alleviate the unprecedented shortage of health-care professionals.
“We’re committed to this community for the long term,” Altea Active board member and shareholder Jeff York said during an interview at Fraser restaurant.
The evening honoured Joe Clark with the 2023 Because Democracy Matters award as a steward of inclusive and values-based democracy that defends human rights and supports the rule of law.
Fall-anthropy was in the air at the reception Foundation WCPD president and founder Peter Nicholson hosted at his Rockcliffe Park home last night to celebrate the upcoming AFP Ottawa Philanthropy Awards.
“What I love about bocce is that it’s very inclusive,” said Ottawa business leader Kathryn Tremblay, host of the inaugural charity bocce tournament held yesterday afternoon that ended up raising more than $45,000 for Christie Lake Kids (CLK).