Bruce House
@brucehouse.ca
A lifeline for people living with HIV in Ottawa. We are committed to ensuring our clients have access to stable housing, supported independence, and opportunities for healthy living. See brucehouse.ca for more info.
Amazing! Thank you, everyone!
Inaugural Ottawa Race to End Homelessness raises $28,500
Inaugural Ottawa Race to End Homelessness raises $28,500
The first annual Race to End Homelessness in Ottawa took to the starting line Saturday morning at the RA Centre with a 1K, 5K and 10K run to raise awareness.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Amazing! Thank you, everyone!
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Welcome to my new video series: Who To Call. The first edition features ANCHOR, Centretown’s 24/7 response team for people experiencing mental health and substance use crises.
September 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Welcome to my new video series: Who To Call. The first edition features ANCHOR, Centretown’s 24/7 response team for people experiencing mental health and substance use crises.
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Wonderful segment on CBC radio this morning, speaking to people staying at the city’s transitional housing in a converted office building on Queen.
CCI is doing an incredible job supporting newcomers, helping them to find housing and jobs. The facility is beautiful.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
CCI is doing an incredible job supporting newcomers, helping them to find housing and jobs. The facility is beautiful.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wonderful segment on CBC radio this morning, speaking to people staying at the city’s transitional housing in a converted office building on Queen.
CCI is doing an incredible job supporting newcomers, helping them to find housing and jobs. The facility is beautiful.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
CCI is doing an incredible job supporting newcomers, helping them to find housing and jobs. The facility is beautiful.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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OPH closes supervised injection site after province denies support
OPH closes supervised injection site after province denies support
The supervised consumption site on Clarence Street has closed after the province did not endorse a federal exemption. CTV’s Stefan Keyes reports.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
OPH closes supervised injection site after province denies support
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People living with HIV have the right to live free from discrimination. Dignity is not optional - it’s essential.
October 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
People living with HIV have the right to live free from discrimination. Dignity is not optional - it’s essential.
Bruce House is saddened to hear of the upcoming closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT).
ACT and its contemporaries served pivotal roles not only in HIV but also in queer rights and in fostering more compassionate communities.
More on our web site: brucehouse.ca/closure-of-t...
ACT and its contemporaries served pivotal roles not only in HIV but also in queer rights and in fostering more compassionate communities.
More on our web site: brucehouse.ca/closure-of-t...
Closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) – Bruce House
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September 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Bruce House is saddened to hear of the upcoming closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT).
ACT and its contemporaries served pivotal roles not only in HIV but also in queer rights and in fostering more compassionate communities.
More on our web site: brucehouse.ca/closure-of-t...
ACT and its contemporaries served pivotal roles not only in HIV but also in queer rights and in fostering more compassionate communities.
More on our web site: brucehouse.ca/closure-of-t...
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Canada launches Build Canada Homes to tackle the housing crisis. Food Banks Canada welcomes key steps—but more is needed.
Read our full response: foodbankscanada.ca/press-releas...
#PolicyInAction #AffordableHousing
Read our full response: foodbankscanada.ca/press-releas...
#PolicyInAction #AffordableHousing
September 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Canada launches Build Canada Homes to tackle the housing crisis. Food Banks Canada welcomes key steps—but more is needed.
Read our full response: foodbankscanada.ca/press-releas...
#PolicyInAction #AffordableHousing
Read our full response: foodbankscanada.ca/press-releas...
#PolicyInAction #AffordableHousing
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The city is doing public consultation on the new bylaw to prevent renovictions (championed by my office).
Please fill out the survey, especially if you have had the experience of being unfairly evicted. We need to ensure that this new bylaw will protect tenants.
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
Please fill out the survey, especially if you have had the experience of being unfairly evicted. We need to ensure that this new bylaw will protect tenants.
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The city is doing public consultation on the new bylaw to prevent renovictions (championed by my office).
Please fill out the survey, especially if you have had the experience of being unfairly evicted. We need to ensure that this new bylaw will protect tenants.
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
Please fill out the survey, especially if you have had the experience of being unfairly evicted. We need to ensure that this new bylaw will protect tenants.
ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...
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"How #Mpox revealed an epidemic of untreated #HIV in #SierraLeone – as Trump’s aid cuts begin to bite"
How an Mpox outbreak revealed an epidemic of untreated HIV in Sierra Leone
The impact of the US slashing foreign aid on the country’s Mpox response has likely been huge, activists tell Rachel Schraer
www.independent.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"How #Mpox revealed an epidemic of untreated #HIV in #SierraLeone – as Trump’s aid cuts begin to bite"
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Ottawa Public Health warns growing funding gap threatens its ability to maintain services
Ottawa Public Health warns growing funding gap threatens its ability to maintain services
Ottawa’s new medical officer of health is calling on the Ontario government to revise the funding formula for health units, warning a “growing structural funding gap” threatens Ottawa Public Health’s ability to maintain service levels.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ottawa Public Health warns growing funding gap threatens its ability to maintain services
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We are refreshing our 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan and we want you to get involved.
Drop in and chat with us at one of our Open Houses to learn about the progress so far, what’s ahead, and how you can help shape the future of housing: https://bit.ly/4peHrbl
Drop in and chat with us at one of our Open Houses to learn about the progress so far, what’s ahead, and how you can help shape the future of housing: https://bit.ly/4peHrbl
September 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We are refreshing our 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan and we want you to get involved.
Drop in and chat with us at one of our Open Houses to learn about the progress so far, what’s ahead, and how you can help shape the future of housing: https://bit.ly/4peHrbl
Drop in and chat with us at one of our Open Houses to learn about the progress so far, what’s ahead, and how you can help shape the future of housing: https://bit.ly/4peHrbl
Thank you everyone for supporting Bruce House this Pride! We will have fundraising totals for you soon.
- Love from the Bruce House team.
- Love from the Bruce House team.
August 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you everyone for supporting Bruce House this Pride! We will have fundraising totals for you soon.
- Love from the Bruce House team.
- Love from the Bruce House team.
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When the Ford government announced that it was forcing the Somerset West Community Health Centre to close its supervised consumption site, they quoted unsourced stats about local crime rates. They lied. Crime actually went down significantly when the CTS was open.
Crime rate around Somerset supervised consumption site lower than government suggested when announcing closure
The crime rate around the Somerset West Community Health Centre did not rise to the figures put forward by the provincial government last year when announcing the closure of its supervised consumption...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
When the Ford government announced that it was forcing the Somerset West Community Health Centre to close its supervised consumption site, they quoted unsourced stats about local crime rates. They lied. Crime actually went down significantly when the CTS was open.
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New Chef Ric’s location opening at Taggart Family YMCA
New Chef Ric’s location opening at Taggart Family YMCA
The Ottawa Mission’s chef Ric Watson is opening a second Chef Ric’s restaurant next month at the Taggart Family YMCA.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New Chef Ric’s location opening at Taggart Family YMCA
Huge thanks to the wonderful people planning Drag & Balls! You rock!
Join this afternoon of drag, softball, fun, and fundraising on Sat. August 23, 10:00am. Riverain Park, 400 N River Rd.
Join this afternoon of drag, softball, fun, and fundraising on Sat. August 23, 10:00am. Riverain Park, 400 N River Rd.
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Huge thanks to the wonderful people planning Drag & Balls! You rock!
Join this afternoon of drag, softball, fun, and fundraising on Sat. August 23, 10:00am. Riverain Park, 400 N River Rd.
Join this afternoon of drag, softball, fun, and fundraising on Sat. August 23, 10:00am. Riverain Park, 400 N River Rd.
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Adolescents & young adults bear a disproportionate share of new #HIV acquisitions.
The Journal of the International AIDS Society highlights the urgency of youth-led action in a special viewpoint.
📢 Read it & join the call for greater youth leadership in the HIV response! #YouthDay
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The Journal of the International AIDS Society highlights the urgency of youth-led action in a special viewpoint.
📢 Read it & join the call for greater youth leadership in the HIV response! #YouthDay
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August 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Adolescents & young adults bear a disproportionate share of new #HIV acquisitions.
The Journal of the International AIDS Society highlights the urgency of youth-led action in a special viewpoint.
📢 Read it & join the call for greater youth leadership in the HIV response! #YouthDay
zurl.co/fg7Pw
The Journal of the International AIDS Society highlights the urgency of youth-led action in a special viewpoint.
📢 Read it & join the call for greater youth leadership in the HIV response! #YouthDay
zurl.co/fg7Pw
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O-Train Line 1 will not run between Tremblay and Blair stations on August 16 and 17 and between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair on the morning of August 31 as we prepare to integrate Line 1 with the O-Train East extension.
Info: bit.ly/45uoTKR
Info: bit.ly/45uoTKR
August 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
O-Train Line 1 will not run between Tremblay and Blair stations on August 16 and 17 and between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair on the morning of August 31 as we prepare to integrate Line 1 with the O-Train East extension.
Info: bit.ly/45uoTKR
Info: bit.ly/45uoTKR
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Looking for places to help you cool down ?
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
August 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Looking for places to help you cool down ?
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
Our Beat The Heat webpage has an interactive map of public places to cool off including City pools, splash pads, libraries, shade structures, parks, and more.
Find a place near you at OttawaPublicHealth.ca/BeatTheHeat
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New Crisis Intervention Team Program seeing positive results
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Un nouveau Programme d’Équipe d’intervention de crise obtient de bons résultats
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Un nouveau Programme d’Équipe d’intervention de crise obtient de bons résultats
www.ottawapolice.ca/fr/news/new-...
August 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New Crisis Intervention Team Program seeing positive results
www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news/new-...
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Un nouveau Programme d’Équipe d’intervention de crise obtient de bons résultats
www.ottawapolice.ca/fr/news/new-...
www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news/new-...
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Un nouveau Programme d’Équipe d’intervention de crise obtient de bons résultats
www.ottawapolice.ca/fr/news/new-...
Drop in to the Adult Fun Superstore this month and donate to Bruce House. AFS will “Double the Love” and double your donation (up to $1000). Pick up something naughty or nice and help vulnerable people living with HIV.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Drop in to the Adult Fun Superstore this month and donate to Bruce House. AFS will “Double the Love” and double your donation (up to $1000). Pick up something naughty or nice and help vulnerable people living with HIV.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...
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Hi folks, the Bruce House office will be closed on Monday for the holiday.
July 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hi folks, the Bruce House office will be closed on Monday for the holiday.
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Community-led programmes are lifelines of the HIV response, reaching those most in need.
As international aid shrinks, these lifelines are the first to disappear. We must protect them.
#GlobalAIDSUpdate2025
As international aid shrinks, these lifelines are the first to disappear. We must protect them.
#GlobalAIDSUpdate2025
July 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Community-led programmes are lifelines of the HIV response, reaching those most in need.
As international aid shrinks, these lifelines are the first to disappear. We must protect them.
#GlobalAIDSUpdate2025
As international aid shrinks, these lifelines are the first to disappear. We must protect them.
#GlobalAIDSUpdate2025
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Here’s what you need to know about the Ironman Canada-Ottawa event on Sunday
Here’s what you need to know about the Ironman Canada-Ottawa event on Sunday
Over 3,000 athletes will swim, cycle and run across Ottawa on Sunday in the 2025 Ironman Canada-Ottawa event. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at what you need to know for the event.
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July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Here’s what you need to know about the Ironman Canada-Ottawa event on Sunday