Are you passionate about your community? Are you seeking ways to contribute to your community? As one of our Board of Directors, you will have the opportunity to do just that. The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre offers health and social services and programs to benefit individuals of all ages in far west Ottawa. Leadership…

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre’s Board of Director’s is pleased to announce that Leigh Couture (she/her) will become our new Executive Director on December 1. Leigh follows our previous Executive Director, Michelle Hurtubise, who departed the organization in September. We are grateful to Michelle for her years of leadership. After an executive search during the…

Ottawa, ON— Women with physical, cognitive and/or mental health impairments are more likely to have low income and to experience violence—two to three times more often than women without impairments. They also remain in a shelter significantly longer than others—often up to a year at Chrysalis House Violence Against Women Shelter, run by Western Ottawa…