Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee

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Members

Members

  1. Clara Freire (Interim Chair) - General Manager, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
  2. Monica Armstrong – Director, Ottawa Health Team
  3. Tom D’Amico – Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic School Board
  4. Brianna Dusome – Director of Programs and Community Partnerships, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa
  5. Dr. Vera Etches – Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
  6. Salim Fakirani – Chair, Ottawa Police Service Board
  7. Karen Green – Director, Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition
  8. Meseret Haileyesus – Founder and Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment
  9. Isabelle Jasmin – Deputy City Treasurer, Corporate Finance, City of Ottawa
  10. Dr. Claire Kendall – Associate Dean, Social Accountability, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
  11. Kevin McHale – Board member, Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas
  12. Chief Eric Stubbs – Chief of Police, Ottawa Police Service
  13. Wendy White – Director of Service, Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa

Council liaisons (non-voting)

  1. Councillor David Hill
  2. Councillor Rawlson King

Mandate

In 2021, City Council approved Ottawa’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. The plan sets out how the City works with community partners to improve the safety, health and well-being of Ottawa residents.

The goal of the plan is to create a sustainable community where everyone:

  • Is safe
  • Has a sense of belonging
  • Has access to services
  • Can meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression

Priorities

The plan addresses local risks to safety and well-being at the community level in six areas. These were identified by Ottawa residents as being the most pressing issues during the engagement process:

  • Discrimination, marginalization and racism
  • Financial security and poverty reduction
  • Gender-based violence and violence against women
  • Housing
  • Mental well-being
  • Integrated and simpler systems

Meetings, agendas and minutes

Meeting agendas, minutes and videos for City Council, its committees and select local boards can be accessed through the City’s agendas and minutes web portal. 

See using the City’s Agendas and minutes web portal for more information.

The following is available through the portal:

  • Meeting schedules
  • Agendas
  • Minutes
  • Meeting documentation
  • Live streams
  • Meeting recordings for meetings held on or after June 27, 2022

Live meeting streams and archived meeting videos continue to be available on the Ottawa City Council YouTube Channel. More information is available in the Watch or listen to Council and committee meetings article.

Meeting documentation from January 2001 to June 2012 can be accessed through the legacy agendas and minutes application.

If at any time you are unable to find a document or access the links above, please send an email to Committees@ottawa.ca.