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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>City of Ottawa Draft 2015 Budget<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>The City of Ottawa has tabled its 2015 draft budget, and public consultations continue. Beginning this week, City Council Standing Committees are holding public meetings to consider the budget for their respective areas and to listen to public delegations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Tomorrow (Thursday, February 19), the Community and Protective Services committee, which has responsibility for the Housing Services budget, will meet beginning at 9:30am. The Alliance, along with other individuals and organizations addressing our community’s affordable housing and homelessness related needs, will be presenting brief remarks. We have provided a snapshot of our considerations and questions at the attached blog post. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://endhomelessnessottawa.ca/2015-draft-city-of-ottawa-budget-advancing-the-goals-of-our-communitys-ten-year-plan/">http://endhomelessnessottawa.ca/2015-draft-city-of-ottawa-budget-advancing-the-goals-of-our-communitys-ten-year-plan/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>For others interested in engaging in the public consultations, full details are available here: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/budget-and-taxes/budget/public-consultation-and-feedback-0">http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/budget-and-taxes/budget/public-consultation-and-feedback-0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Tomorrow’s meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee gets underway at 9:30 am, in the Champlain Room at City Hall. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Mike. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Mike Bulthuis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#76923C;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#76923C;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>171 George Street, </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Ottawa ON K1N 5W5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>613-241-1573, ext. 314<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>