#homelessness #housing firstNearly 300 find permanent home with city's housing first strategy_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee, held a community celebration at City Hall today marking the first 250 participants to secure permanent housing as part of the Housing First initiative, a priority of the City’s Ten-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan. ...