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An organization providing services for disadvantaged people is set to lose more than half of its government funding at the end of March.

Crime Prevention Ottawa presented details to the city about a gang exit service that is set to receive thousands of dollars in funding, just days before a gang shooting resulted in the city’s first homicide of the year.

Ottawa’s 49 shootings last year set an undesirable historical record, being the city’s highest level of gunplay ever, but Ottawa Police Services say that the best response is to stay the course.

Ottawa residents will see a two-per-cent increase in residential taxes this year, according to the 2015 draft city budget released Wednesday.