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Safety grant for Ottawa’s west end – Metro US

Safety grant for Ottawa’s west end

Ottawa’s west end is expected to become a lot safer thanks to a grant of $154,400 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to fund crime prevention initiatives.

Minister of Infrastructure and MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean Bob Chiarelli was at the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre Thursday to congratulate the partners of the United Neighbours on receiving the three-year grant.

Chiarelli said that although we see flare-ups in the media about crime in parts of the city, Ottawa is still a city worth living in due to community organizations like United Neighbours.

The west end initiative encourages residents to take ownership and responsibility for issues in their community.

Wanda MacDonald, executive director, said this is done by getting people to talk in meetings and coffee shops.

“By doing that, we’re getting people engaged in those discussions and looking at ways that they can become involved in contributing to the goals of the overall project,” she said.