The City of Ottawa is planning to spend $15 million on its affordable housing budget for 2023, but advocates say more funding is required in light of recent rent spikes. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster joins Andrew Pinsent on CFRA Live.

The City of Ottawa is planning to spend $15 million on its affordable housing budget for 2023, but advocates say more funding is required in light of recent rent spikes. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster joins Andrew Pinsent on CFRA Live.

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CFRA Live – City of Ottawa plans $15 million into affordable housing for 2023, but advocates say more funding is needed

On today’s edition of the CTV Your Morning Ottawa Podcast, we're unplugging and embracing Digital Detox Week — from a live music lesson with Dylan Dumitru of Long and McQuade, to a great reads chat with Cole Davidson of The Spaniel’s Tale Bookstore! We also celebrate local youth on the pitch, as Taylor Benjamin and Vanessa Cinel introduce CityLinks. It’s a new initiative to help break down the barriers to soccer all across Ottawa. Then, music expert and publicist Eric Alper previews the highly-anticipated opening of History Ottawa in the ByWard Market, while Christine Crump and Melanie Brulée join us to launch the Women in Music Career Accelerator Program! And finally, we welcome home Stittsville's Collinda Joseph, a Paralympic curler who is fresh off a Gold Medal victory in Milan.

On today&rsquo;s edition of the CTV Your Morning Ottawa Podcast, we're unplugging and embracing Digital Detox Week &mdash; from a live music lesson with Dylan Dumitru of Long and McQuade, to a great reads chat with Cole Davidson of The Spaniel&rsquo;s Tale Bookstore! We also celebrate local youth on the pitch, as Taylor Benjamin and Vanessa Cinel introduce CityLinks. It&rsquo;s a new initiative to help break down the barriers to soccer all across Ottawa. Then, music expert and publicist Eric Alper previews the highly-anticipated opening of History Ottawa in the ByWard Market, while Christine Crump and Melanie Brul&eacute;e join us to launch the Women in Music Career Accelerator Program! And finally, we welcome home Stittsville's Collinda Joseph, a Paralympic curler who is fresh off a Gold Medal victory in Milan.

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Patricia Boal speaks with Kaylee Press, Account Manager, Group Sales, Ottawa Senators and organizer of the panel about who is being featured, what you can expect, and why it's important to provide the platform.

Patricia Boal speaks with Kaylee Press, Account Manager, Group Sales, Ottawa Senators and organizer of the panel about who is being featured, what you can expect, and why it's important to provide the platform.

CFRA Live – City of Ottawa plans $15 million into affordable housing for 2023, but advocates say more funding is needed

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