BUDGET WATCH 2007 – “RESIDENTS ARE KEEPING TRACK OF HOW COUNCIL VOTES�
Ottawa City Council Budget Deliberations February 26-28:
To be a budget watcher, drop in at City Hall, or turn your channel to Rogers 22 on TV, or visit the City of Ottawa web-site, www.ottawa.ca to view on web-cam.

Score sheets in both English and French as provided by the Ottawa Social Planning Council will be available shortly. A list of programs slated for cutting to ensure a 0% tax increase will be provided. This would mean a loss of services that help make Ottawa a safe, healthy and inclusive city.

Social Planning Council of Ottawa, 280 rue Metcalfe Street, Suite 501, T: 613-236-9300, F: 613-236-7060, www.spcottawa.on.ca

The Canadian Council on Social Development announced the release date for the Urban Poverty Project 2007. “Poverty is not only about the numbers. It’s about the stark realities of daily life for millions of Canadians. […] Products in the Urban Poverty Project include community profiles, a time-series analysis of urban poverty trends over the 1990s, and a detailed snapshot of urban poverty using the 2001 Census data.� – Canadian Council on Social Development, www.ccsd.ca, Email: council@ccsd.ca.

For access to accurate and reliable community statistics please go to www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2007/upp.The Canadian Council on Social Development announced the release date of the Urban Poverty Project 2007.“

Documents (PDF):

Budget Watch 2007 / Surveillance budgétaire 2007

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