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With winter approaching, new research suggests supportive housing may be the best long-term solution for those most vulnerable to the colder temperatures in Ottawa: those without a permanent home.
A group of canoeists is paddling 1,800 kilometres to Washington, D.C., from Centretown’s Victoria Island in memory of Algonquin elder William Commanda and to raise awareness of river conservation.
Courtesy Monica SchroederCanoeists paddle up the Hudson River in New York.
Despite earlier promises that the Gilmour Street parole office would be gone for good, community activists are worried that Corrections Canada is trying to re-establish a presence at the former site through the back door.
A leader of Ottawa’s Vietnamese-Canadian community has been chosen as one of the country’s “Top 25 Immigrants” for 2012, an honour reflecting Ai Thien Tran’s dedication to numerous causes, including the planned Vietnamese Boat People Museum in Centretown. 
Brad Clouthier, Centretown NewsAi Thien Tran.