 Stories from our community | | | | |  | | | | The National Capital Commission's newly installed sculpture of a five-metre-long dead crow fashioned from used tires is ruffling feathers on social media, but passersby seeing it in person feel its deeper message. "This large crow lies flat on the ground in a manner that resembles roadkill, symbolizing the collision between human and natural worlds," read Hintonburg resident James Howell from the panel explaining the piece.
Click HERE to read more. | | |  | | | | Taylor Mills put a little library at the end of her driveway, but it's not for reading. The little library holds pads, tampons and other feminine hygiene products.
Mills, who has participated in a program to help new mothers with presents and gift cards around the holidays, said she tries to remain community-minded.
Click HERE to read about this exciting community initiative. | | |  | | | | When Faisa Omer switches on the bright lights and turns her camera on her subject, she knows the power of her lens to highlight the good, the bad and the stories of those who step into her spotlight.
The 31-year-old photographer and mental health counsellor says she was blown away by the response to her first major photography project, which shed light on the racism her brother and his friends had experienced growing up Black in Ottawa community housing.
Click HERE to read her inspiring story. | | | What's happening this month | | | | |  | | Celebrate summer with fellow book enthusiasts at the All In A Day Book Club.
Join us on Wednesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. as local author Emily Austin joins host Alan Neal to talk about her humorous and heartfelt book, Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead. The event will be held at the Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.
To reserve your spot at the event, please email allinaday@cbc.ca. Click HERE for more information. | | | |  | | Mayor Mark Sutcliffe proclaimed July 4th, Jesse Luketa Day. The Ottawa raised pro footballer spoke to Alan Neal about the work that made his pro football career a reality. | | | |  | | Ottawa Public Health has launched Party Safer, a portal that will give people guidance on how to tell if someone is suffering from a drug overdose and what to do about it. | | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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