This is one of the priorities set by theACBV for 2023 at its first meeting of the year, held last Monday.

A few months agothe President ofACBVSylvie Bigras had told Radio Canada that such an initiative was her opinion the greatest solution so that the delivery of social services is not only concentrated in Lowertown Ottawa.

Unfortunately, Lowertown is viewed by many as the “dump” of many social services in the city of Ottawa.advances Sylvie Bigras in an email outlining the club’s priorities for 2023.

She thinks so People in need of support (poverty, homelessness, mental health, addiction) are not receiving the help they need in the dangerous situation, an environment created by a high concentration of services in a confined space.

” We are committed to a complete shift to a new model of social service delivery – 24 social service centers in all 24 boroughs. People are falling through the cracks all over town, and they should be able to get help where they fall. »

The heavy concentration of social services in a small area has also created a dangerous environment where children cannot play outside (needles), are afraid to go to the many schools in the area, residents live behind barred windows, and many have a general sense of Security have discomfort and lack of securitysays Ms. Bigras in the same email.

As of this writing, the City of Ottawa has not yet responded to our questions about this priority of theACBV for 2023.

Before the start of his first term in office, the current Mayor of Ottawa, Mark Sutcliffe, pledged the founding within 30 days [son] input function a responsible working group Make specific recommendations on solutions to mental health and substance use disorders ahead of the 2023 budget process.

More details to come.