Ottawa Police, BMDA Pledge Support To Struggling ByWard Merchants

 In 2027, Ottawa’s ByWard Market will turn 200 years old. The outdoor shopping precinct is always abuzz with activity, popular with both locals and tourists. Unfortunately, in recent years, it has also earned a notorious reputation due to violent crime, theft, vandalism, drug addicts and the homeless spilling over from

Chief Stubbs Pushes Change Despite Police Service Board Woes 

 As the calendar year comes to a close, the Ottawa Police Services Board (OPSB) met for the final time in 2023. The acting chair, provincially appointed representative Salim Fakirani, led the meeting, stepping in for recently departed Dr. Gail Beck, a Royal Ottawa Mental Health physician who was part of