Your Kitchen: A Taste for Life Restaurants across the city will be donating a portion of their proceeds to Bruce House, a charity that supports vulnerable people living with HIV.

www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...

Thanks Gary van der Meer, Ken Allen , Grant Burke, Everton Lawrence, Samuel Mickelson,and David Moffett for their support for the 2025 Bike Rally. Thank you to Michael Reid from PWA, we’re excited to be an official 2026 partner for the bike rally.

bikerally.org

#bikerally

Your garbage collection day may change on March 30: Here’s what you need to know The City of Ottawa is moving to a new curbside collection contract starting March 30, and the garbage collection day may change for about half of Ottawa’s households.

Your garbage collection day may change on March 30: Here’s what you need to know

McKenney, Troster: Tory ideology created an overdose crisis in Ottawa's Chinatown Housing, addiction treatment, outreach services, mental health resources and harm reduction are needed to tackle the current crisis.

The closure of the supervised consumption site at the Somerset West CHC has created an absolute crisis in Ottawa’s Chinatown — @catmckenney.bsky.social and I wrote about it last summer. Expect to see more public drug use, everywhere. Shame on the Ford govt.

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/mcke...

One professor’s students have added thousands of references to Wikipedia entries on LGBTQ+ history.

https://mrf.lu/0XQM

Bruce House at the Carleton University volunteer far today!

Women make up 80% of Canada’s non-profits, and help the most vulnerable people in our society yet are under-resources and staff under-paid. The ONN has a great site on this glaring example of how the contributions of women in our society are devalued.

theonn.ca/decentworkfo...
#IWD2026

HIV Stigma Is Common and Increasing; Here’s How That’s Harmful What’s more, most HIV stigma is based on fear and blame, finds a new report from the Williams Institute.

"HIV Stigma Is Common and Increasing; Here’s How That’s Harmful" via @pozmagazine.bsky.social

Thank you!

Our thanks to Catherine McKenney for recognizing Bruce House during the 2026 Non Profit Awareness Week!

Did you know that most of today’s popular music has its roots in Black musical communities? From blues to rock to EDM and country, Black musicians fundamentally changed western culture’s music.

10 Defining Moments in Canadian Music History by Black Artists junoawards.ca/blog/10-defi...

Graphic with text naming black history month and with the heading "discover black Canadian films".

Films are a great way to learn about people, cultures, and issues. During Black History Month take a moment to add some great films by Black Canadian filmmakers to your "must see list"!

blackcanadianfilm.ca is a great resource

Want a deeper Dive? libraryguides.mcgill.ca/black-canadi...

Community conversation on homelessness Featuring: Councillor Ariel Troster, MP Yasir Naqvi, MPP Catherine McKenney, Rob Boyd (Inner City Health) and Keith Hambly (Fred Victor). Thursday, February 5 6-8pm Knox Presbyterian Church 120 Lisgar Street

Really looking forward to participating in this community conversation on homelessness tonight. Hope you can join us!

@stephaneoch.bsky.social grew up in a modest Quebec City home, where family and community shaped his early life. “We didn’t have much, but that’s where I learned a home is grounded by support and belonging.” Article 👉 https://bit.ly/4a6eiYY

Meet all 41 LGBTQ+ Olympians at the 2026 Winter Olympics

There will be more out queer athletes at the Milano Cortina Olympics than have ever competed at the Winter Games before.

Ottawa sees 23% drop in reported hate crimes in 2025 Statistics released on Tuesday showed 358 incidents were reported to the Hate and Bias Crime Unit in Ottawa in 2025, down from 467 incidents in 2024.

Ottawa sees 23% drop in reported hate crimes in 2025

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Today and every day, OCH honours the history, achievements, and contributions of Black communities across Canada and within OCH communities. This year’s theme recognizes Black contributions across generations - from nation builders to tomorrow’s visionaries.

Black-led nonprofits are driving powerful change, often with limited resources. Yet Black-led organizations receive less than 1% of charitable funding, despite their critical role in advancing equity, education, and community well-being. #BlackHistoryMonth

The Ottawa Public Library / Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa has great reading lists of Black Canadian authors for all ages. Add these to your reading list and discover the creative achievements of Black Canadians!

collections.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/we-recomm...

A small gift can make a huge difference!

$20 provides a client with a food gift card. A monthly donation allows us to budget for these essentials all year.

Every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Sprott Foundation! (Up to a total of $15,000).

www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/139523

Wowsers! Look at all this food (and more!) we just received from a food drive at the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus / Le Choeur gai d'Ottawa concert!

Huge thanks to OGMC, Sam Jazzy, and to everyone who participated. You have no idea how much this means to our clients!

This holiday season give the gifts of stability, dignity, and compassion.

Every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Sprott Foundation! (Up to a total of $15,000).

www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/139523

This holiday season give the gifts of stability, dignity, and compassion.

www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/139523

Every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Sprott Foundation! (Up to a total of $15,000).

Ottawa is saying YES to housing. Today, I signed a $400-million affordable housing agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Mayor’s Breakfast. Ottawa is the first municipality in Canada to partner with Build Canada Homes.

Illustration d’une boîte remplie d’aliments à côté du texte « 8,3 millions de livres de nourriture chaque année », avec les logos de la Banque d’alimentation d’Ottawa, de la Ville d’Ottawa et des partenaires.

📌 La Ottawa Food Bank distribue environ 8,3 millions de livres de nourriture chaque année aux familles de notre communauté. Faites un don alimentaire ou en argent de 10 h à 17 h lors de la collecte d’aliments pour les Fêtes d’OC Transpo/Loblaw ❤️

https://ow.ly/3jkT50XFVli

Illustration of a box filled with food items beside text reading “8.3 million pounds of food every year,” with Ottawa Food Bank, City of Ottawa, and partner logos.

📌 Ottawa Food Bank distributes nearly 8.3 million pounds of food every year to support families in our community. Donate food or make a monetary contribution from 10 am to 5 pm during the OC Transpo/Loblaw Annual Holiday Food Drive ❤️

https://ow.ly/HbQm50XFVt0

Amazing! Thank you, everyone!

Welcome to my new video series: Who To Call. The first edition features ANCHOR, Centretown’s 24/7 response team for people experiencing mental health and substance use crises.