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June 3, 2024

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  • Where Gatineau lies on a list of the safest cities in Canada, with 318.8 offenses per 100,000 population. Ottawa is in fifth place with 333.9 offenses per 100k population. Toronto, with 286.9 offenses per 100km, turns out to be the safest place in Canada. (Toula Mazloum at CTV)

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Bruce Cockburn

  • The now 79 year-old graduate of Ottawa’s Nepean High School played an nostalgic two sets at the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall Friday. (Lynn Saxburg in the Ottawa Citizen

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The concern about hiring staff is something that happens every year, but it feels a little more desperate this year

  • Camp Misquah board member Mark Wigmore on the need for nursing students, cooks, and other councillors to work at the site this summer. Camp Misquah provides a full summer camp experience and needed respite for for children and adults with developmental disabilities. (Blair Crawford in the Ottawa Citizen) (Work at Camp Misquah)

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