“Hi, my name’s Lydia Di Francesco. I live in Centretown and I’m a community leader here in the area. So I’ve been, for the past four years, one of the main organizers for Italian Week Ottawa. I’m part Italian and so it’s been a joy for me to reconnect with my community there and help […]
Centretown would like to acknowledge that Ottawa is built on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.
The Anishinaabe Algonquin peoples have lived on this land since time immemorial. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and our province and country as a whole.
