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Feb 10, 2021
Dave Kalil, better known as Ottawa’s Piano Man, has been sitting down to his keyboard every Saturday night during the pandemic to pound the keys and belt out the hits.
His weekly live stream concerts are performed from his home in Hintonburg, where a cozy little electric fireplace burns brightly in the background. His music helps to create a sense of togetherness amongst listeners feeling lonely, anxious or isolated during the imposed lockdowns. This piano man allows them to forget about COVID life for a while.
The 90-minute shows, called
Erin Benjamin, president and CEO of the Canadian Live Music Association.
Egan: Born Feb. 11, 1921 worlds apart, WW2 vets live to see 100 It has been an epic ride through life for John Fripp and Jack Nakamoto, and Thursday is their big day.
Author of the article: Kelly Egan
Publishing date: Feb 11, 2021 • February 11, 2021 • 3 minute read • A file photo of Jack Nakamoto, who had to cross much of the country before he could find a recruiting centre that would accept his application to join the Canadian military in the Second World War. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia files
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They were both born Feb. 11, one named John, one named Jack, in Ottawa and Vancouver, and went on to lead very different versions of the Canadian experience.
Posted: Feb 10, 2021 3:09 PM ET | Last Updated: February 10
A client stands outside of Shepherds of Good Hope, one of six Ottawa shelters that s dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak. (Jean Delisle/CBC)
The head of one of Ottawa s largest shelters is calling for people who live and work in the shelter system to be prioritized for vaccination as COVID-19 cases continue to spread.
Deirdre Freiheit, president and CEO of the Shepherds of Good Hope, said they ve been dealing with outbreaks at the King Edward Avenue shelter since January.
They re not alone: there are six active shelter outbreaks, according to Ottawa Public Health s COVID-19 dashboard, and there have been 198 cases and one resident death since early January.
Feb 11, 2021
Update 2/11/21 – Dymon Self Storage has donated a total of 2 million commercial-grade face masks to more than 200 charitable organizations, community groups and frontline workers across Ontario. Recipients included Canadian Mental Health Association, Children s Aid Society of Toronto, Compass Food Bank, GlobalMedic, The Ottawa Mission and StepStones for Youth, according to a press release.
The effort was accomplished with the help of several area politicians including Rudy Cuzzetto, a member of the provincial parliament (MPP) for Mississauga-Lakeshore; Christine Hogarth, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore; Toronto City Councilor James Pasternak; and Michael Tibollo, MPP for Vaughan-Woodbridge.
The donation is believed to be the largest single private-corporate donation of personal protective equipment in the province. It reflects Dymon’s corporate commitment to philanthropy and pledge to donate 50 percent of its profits and 50 percent of the value creation of the company