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The Somerset West Community Health Centre and several partner organizations are collaborating on a video project about HIV/AIDS education among Caribbean youth in Ottawa and Jamaica.
The Good Companions Seniors’ Centre is celebrating its 55th anniversary this month, and its officials are paying tribute to the centre’s past while looking toward the future – including new plans to recruit more 55-plus clients born about the same time as Good Companions was.
Evgeniya Kulgina, Centretown NewsSharon Oatway, Ann McSweeney, Judy Bedell and Kathy Ryer, part of the exceutive team that runs the Good Companions Centre, say they hope to expand the centre's membership.
Ottawa made history during this year’s annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, as the Ottawa Police Service held a commemorative ceremony last Saturday that made it the first Canadian organization to officially recognize the international event.
Evgeniya Kulgina, Centretown NewsMembers of the city's transgender community help unveil the Transgender Remembrance Day banner at Ottawa police headquarters.
The “strongest drug on the streets” is rising in popularity among drug users in Centretown and health officials say they are concerned about its danger.