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film: As we showed in an earlier article, this a film featuring major Islamophobic and Far-right advocates from Europe in an attempt to develop the Far-right Ottawa, on November 25, 2017, the film had been scheduled to be shown at the Ottawa Public Library, according to Rabble. A strong community response was organized by Ottawa Against Fascism, the Council of Canadians, Solidarity Ottawa, Sancturay Ottawa and the Ottawa CUPE District Labour Council among others, and local residents outraged by the event and the rental by the Library.EVENT CANCELLED BY THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARYThe Board of Ottawa's Public Library cancelled the event. This film is a major propaganda tool used by the Far-right and its allies to promote hate against Muslims and immigrants. After seeing the 3-minute trailer of the so-called documentary and receiving a very large number of messages from residents and activists, the decision was made. Tim Tierney, who is chairman of the library's board of directors, said in an email. As Stated, in the Ottawa Citizen, November 24, 2017, by Councillor Tim Tierney, chairman of the library's board of directors, I am letting you know that I have been working with the city solicitor about concerns brought forward by the Ottawa district labour council, unions, residents, board members and friends, Coun. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre Chinese students: Sharon Kan is the executive director of the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, according to CBC. Chinese students in Ottawa are looking off-campus for help from those who speak Mandarin or Cantonese when they have landlord issues, get traffic tickets or need to see a doctor, said Sharon Kan, executive director of the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre. "We, on the one hand, are like a mentor and, on the other hand, like a second parent to these teenagers," said Kan, who said the centre also ends up in conversations with students about relationship issues, the pressures of school and depression. "Even a mature immigrant coming to Canada needs adjustment, let alone a teenager who been well protected. International student enrolment on the rise in Ottawa International student enrolment is growing significantly on campuses in Ottawa, and China is the biggest source country. Chinese families are very protective of their kids." Chinese students also find it hard to speak English, even if their writing and reading skills are strong. She says students ask for classes in practical English that are less formal than studying verb tenses. Many don't take on a full course load in their first year, because they are taking classes on campus. "They may be academically prepared well, but in communicating with the Canadian society, that what they're lacking," said Snezana Minic, who manages language programs at the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ottawa: By Christopher Reynolds Staff Reporter, and Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau Mon., July 25, 2016 A 37-year-old man who was rushed to hospital in critical condition Sunday morning following a confrontation with Ottawa police has died.A smartphone video, more than 27 minutes long and obtained by the Ottawa Citizen after being filmed by a bystander, appears to show that at least eight minutes went by during which police made no attempts to revive the man while he lay handcuffed near the entrance of an apartment building at 55 Hilda St, according to Toronto Star. Nimao Ali and Heba Mounieziel, family friends who live in the same apartment building, identified the man as Abdirahman Abdi. The 37-year-old man, who was taken to hospital in critical condition following a confrontation with Ottawa police, later died. The Special Investigations Unit did not identify the individual. His family, however, said a doctor assessment concluded the man had been dead for 45 minutes before arriving at intensive care. Abdi was taken off life support Monday afternoon at Ottawa Civic Hospital, the SIU said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ottawa Senators: OTTAWA - Ravi Patni isn't your average Ottawa Senators fan. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. But the 26-year-old doctor from England decided that needed to change when his favourite team qualified for this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. Ottawa Senators fan Ravi Patni of London, Eng. poses with a gang of Senators prior to Ottawa playing the Montreal Canadiens in game four of first round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Patni became a fan of NHL hockey due to the league's games played in Europe and he picked Ottawa as his team to follow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Before last weekend, he had never seen them play in person or ever set foot in the city they call home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ottawa: Alfredsson will get his citizenship along with hundreds of others as part of the World Cup of Hockey 2016 Legacy Project put together by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada the NHL and the National Hockey League Players Association in Toronto, according to Metro News. Alfredsson, 43, originally from Gothenburg, Sweden spent 17 seasons with the Sens before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings for his final season in the NHL. In 2014, Alfredsson signed a one-day contract to retire as an Ottawa Senator. Alfredsson – the longest-serving captain in Ottawa Senators history – is set to become a Canadian citizen at a special ceremony on Sept. 20. But he wasn't gone from Ottawa long. Alfredsson been back working as senior adviser of hockey operations for the Ottawa Senators and now calls Ottawa home again. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ottawa Dept: OxyContin had grown in popularity as an abused narcotic in Ottawa. It was legal, highly addictive and could be crushed and injected, according to CBC. The drug company's decision to pull OxyContin by March was precipitated by a rash of pharmacy robberies in Ottawa at the beginning of the year and pharmacy robberies in Ottawa have nearly stopped altogether since the narcotic OxyContin was phased out, Ottawa police say. In the spring, OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma replaced it with a new drug called OxyNeo. It's much harder to crush and turns into a gel that can't be injected if it's mixed with water. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Doctors In Ottawa Dept: The Catholic Immigration Centre of Ottawa says the program cuts came in the most recent budgets for the Ontario and federal governments. But the need for training and skills development is still there, the centre says, with about 800 foreign-trained doctors in Ottawa alone who have not been licensed to practise in Canada, according to CBC. Farouq Samim is one of the most recent graduates of the program. Samim was a trauma doctor in Afghanistan who also recently completed a master's degree in Ottawa. Tough lessons to accept An Ottawa agency is helping foreign-trained doctors find jobs in the medical field after cuts to a government-run program that used to help the new immigrants transfer their skills to Canada's health-care system. Fareeq Samim has to support a family of five, which means he can't go back to complete almost a decade of education re-learning how to be a doctor. Laurie Fagan/ So the centre's job developers are even busier now in their dedication to helping these trained professionals in their job search, as well as adjusting to cultural differences in the workplace. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

United for Refugees: Jewish Family Services, for instance, will offer mental health counselling to children, according to CBC. The Ottawa Food Bank will use its $35,000 to meet a growing demand for food. CBC Ottawa Syrian refugee coverage United for Refugees starts taking funding applications Refugee 613, United for Refugees programs unveiled at Ottawa City Hall Three-quarters of the funding will go toward settlement projects, such as language and employment training. Bashar Alhalabi was a dermatologist in Damascus, but after the war began in Syria, he moved to Ottawa in 2013. The other quarter of the amount raised, meanwhile, will go to private sponsors who plan to bring 89 refugees to Ottawa. With funding from the United for Refugees campaign, he will sponsor his sister and her family to come to Ottawa. "We're estimating at this point between 400 and 600 people are turning to food banks across the city specifically from the Syrian refugee group," said Michael Maidment, executive director of the Ottawa Food Bank. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Tourism Toronto Getaway Dept: 2. TO ENTER the Tourism Toronto Getaway contest the Contest simply send an e-mail to ottawacontests@ .ca. Or mail in your entry on a 5 x 7'' sheet of paper to Tourism Toronto Getaway Contest, Ottawa 87 George Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9H7. Each mail-in entry must be a handwritten original. Each entry must be sent separately and must bear sufficient pre-paid postage if sent through the postal service. Or enter in person at Ottawa, 87 George Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9H7, during normal business hours and complete the official entry ballot. Entries will be rejected if entry form is not fully completed and submitted during the Contest Period. In the event of a dispute, entries received on-line shall be deemed to be submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. Authorized Account Holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization e.g. business, educational institution, etc. that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. All entries must include your first and last name, address, email address, ten digit day time and evening telephone number, a maximum 250 word essay, in English describing why you want to win a trip to Toronto or send in a 4 x 6 photograph, in JPEG format depicting Pose with one of the Tourism Toronto Snowmen placed throughout the city of Ottawa . Limit of one 1 entry per individual per day. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once per day, all your entries will be void. Contest starts at 6:00 p.m. Central Time CT on Monday, November 12, 2012 and closes on Monday, December 03, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. CT the Contest Period . There are three 3 grand prizes collectively the Prizes and each, a Prize to be won from among all the eligible entries received during the Contest Period. Limit of one Prize per household. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited and november 12, 2012 - December 03, 2012 1. Watch News at 6 on Ottawa on the local cable or satellite channel in your area from Monday, November 12, 2012 to Monday, December 03, 2012 to view the Contest spot. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ottawa: The suggestions comprise a first tranche of ideas from the group of external experts who have been enlisted by Finance Minister Bill Morneau to help Ottawa find ways to resuscitate Canada lacklustre economy, according to The Waterloo Record. The recommendations zeroed in on three areas: productivity-boosting infrastructure, attracting more foreign investment and opening Canada doors wider to a larger number of talented immigrants. "Now is the time where we have to take very bold actions," council chair Dominic Barton, who is global managing director of consulting giant McKinsey & Co., told a news conference in Ottawa. " may not be new, these have been talked about before — but they haven't been done. The objective, the experts say, is to double Canada projected growth trajectory and add an eye-popping $15,000 to the annual incomes of Canadian households by 2030. And so what we're keen to do is to jolt it." The group called on Ottawa to deliver more than $200 billion worth of infrastructure projects over the next decade using as few taxpayer dollars as possible. The group also called on Ottawa to create an agency with a mandate to increase foreign direct investment into Canada that it believes could triple investment and add $43 billion to the gross domestic product in only a few years. "These actions would bring much-needed coherence to what is currently a disjointed approach to foreign investment," the report said. To get there, the council suggests the government create an independent infrastructure bank designed to seek out private capital by offering investors steady returns through user fees from projects like toll highways, bridges and airports. "Canada should leverage the trillions in institutional capital waiting on the sidelines and focus this investment productively," the council wrote in a report released Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.