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“We’re happy we were able to assist everyone during the time of need, and we’re looking forward to having our members and others in the community back involved with us. We’re happy to be here for everybody.”
Mayfair Theatre co-owner Josh Stafford said he was excited by the accelerated reopening announcement, though it created some logistical challenges.
“There’s a part of me that would have been happy if everything was delayed to the 23rd because it just means we have a whole bunch of work to do in the next seven days,” Stafford said, explaining that the Mayfair would need to get in touch with staff and reach out to popcorn and candy vendors, among others.
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A couple of weeks after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May, Kwende Kefentse, a policy research and developer at the City of Ottawa, sat down for a video conference with his coworkers to discuss diversity and the jarring lack of it in his department, cultural services.
One question dominated the conversation: What should the unit do about the homogeneity of its majority-white workforce?
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“I found the discussion maybe disingenuous in some ways,” said Kefentse, 39, who last fall left his job after 11 years to serve as the new executive director at CKCU-FM.
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F.P. Santangelo, one of the most popular players in the short, storied history of the Ottawa Lynx, faces sex assault allegations in Washington, D.C., where he has been removed from broadcasts of that city’s major league baseball team.
Santangelo, 53, is one of only two Ottawa Lynx players to have their jerseys retired by the Triple-A baseball franchise during its 15 seasons in the capital.
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His number, 24, held a place of honour on the outfield wall for years at the city-owned baseball stadium, RCGT Park.