Wednesday February 16, 2022
What Ottawa is Talking About – 16 February 2022
▪️Advocates for changes in the way the Ottawa Police handles mental health calls are disappointed in progress. In the last police budget increase, $2.1 million was ringfenced from the regular Ottawa Police Services budget to create a mental health strategy. Campaigners say that the project is going nowhere because police representatives are on the board. [Capital Current]
▪️Mom and pop business Shopify exceeded expectations with a 40% increase in revenue for the past three months. Despite taking in US$1.38 billion, up 40 per cent from the same time last year, the company still reported a loss on paper. [Ottawa Business Journal]
▪️World Atlas – no idea who they are – published a list of ‘7 Adorable Small Towns To Visit Along Canada’s Rideau Canal’. They recommend Westport, Delta, Burritts Rapids, Seeleys Bay, Merrickville, Perth, and Smith's Falls. We think that is roughly in order of adorableness.[World Atlas]
