Archive 1997-2016
Ken [last name withheld] credits The Ottawa Mission for giving him a chance when no one else would. A high school dropout, he had worked at menial jobs he hated, lived a transient life, and struggled with drug and alcohol addictions. “I’d take off for a few months, then sit on my ass, get high, have fun for a couple of months, but I had no real future.”
It wasn’t that long ago that having a steady job equated to a decent and respectable standard of living. However, as more Ontarians are working to be poor while chained to low-paying and unskilled jobs, the concept of a hard day’s work for a good day’s pay is abruptly fleeing from workers’ wallets across the province.
Oct. 14
St. Andrew’s Church, 82 Kent St., will hold a rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will feature clothing, books, household items and small appliances. For information call 613-232-0942.
Oct. 15
A Science FunFest will highlight National Science and Technology Week beginning this week. The fun fest to be held Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. is an open house at Natural Resources Canada’s Booth Street Complex, where youngsters and their families can enjoy more than 40 exhibits and free activities. Activities will be held at Natural Resources Canada’s Booth Street Complex from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information visit www.nrcan.gc.ca/nstw-snst.
Late last month, the Conservative government announced they will cut $1 billion this year to a long list of social development programs, and members of the opposition wasted no time in making their feelings known.