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Ottawa Business Journal: New COVID-19 restrictions ‘devastating’ for mainstreet retailers, restaurants, biz advocates say
Read here: https://obj.ca/new-covid-19-restrictions-devastating-for-mainstreet-retailers-restaurants-biz-advocates-say Ottawa Business JournalJanuary 3, 2022By: David Sali
Capital Current: Ottawa struggling to cope with increase in homeless population during pandemic, say city officials
Read here: https://capitalcurrent.ca/ottawa-sees-increase-in-homelessness-during-pandemic-says-city/ Capital CurrentOctober 18, 2021By: Mia Jensen Article excerpt: “Businesses have great empathy, especially during the pandemic, for these individuals who are out on the street,” she said. “They don’t necessarily know who to call.” OCOBIA, she said, recently met with city officials to find out where the gaps in services are, and to call for more resources and more transparency.
Ottawa Citizen: BIAs call for more resources to combat COVID-related increases of mental health, substance use issues
Read More: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/bias-call-for-more-resources-to-cmbat-covid-related-increases-of-mental-health-substance-use-issues Ottawa CitizenJuly 28 2021By: Bruce DeachmanPhoto: Ashley Fraser Article content excerpt: “There needs to be a plan to address the social issues of mental health and addictions that are proliferating and witnessed in our communities.” Michelle Groulx, executive director of OCOBIA, says there’s been a dramatic increase in the numbers of street-entrenched people during the pandemic, accompanied by a similar growth in drug use and mental health episodes.