Building a better Ottawa… Media Advisory “Do people matter as much as sewers and roads?” OTTAWA – Community groups will ask City Council if people matter as much as sewers and roads as Council meets to decide on the 2009 budget starting Monday, Dec. 1. Ottawa residents are encouraged to fill Council Chambers on Monday morning, the first day the Committee of the Whole meets to decide the 2009 budget. At noon, a united front of cultural and social groups will rally outside: WHAT: Rally for social investment in the City budget WHEN: Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, 12:00 AM WHERE: Marion Dewar Place (formerly Festival Plaza) Ottawa City Hall, 111 Laurier Ave. At Monday’s rally, People for a Better Ottawa will release its “Three Simple Steps” that City Council can take to avoid its proposed budget cuts. These measures would help bring balance to a budget that cuts social investment much deeper than other City services and programs. Crucial, community-building programs like affordable housing, transit and child care face a disproportionate share of the proposed cuts. This is unbalanced and unfair.
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