Join us for this free event where we connect you with the wealth of health and social resources available to you in your local community. If you're interested in learning more about healthy living, eating, and general wellbeing, why not come along and meet some of the organizations in Ottawa working to support you and your loved ones in staying healthy and achieving your health goals.

Guest Speakers: Ottawa Paramedic Service and The Dementia Society

When: Friday October 25th, 9:30AM to 12:30PM 

Where: Ben Franklin Place, Chambers

All are welcome!

The Perfect Story is a heart-wrenching and provocative look at journalism, belonging, the stories we tell, and who gets to tell them. The film follows the decade-long relationship between Canadian journalist Michelle Shephard and Ismael Abdulle, a young Somali refugee who had his hand and foot cut off by the terrorist group al-Shabab.

Their story begins in 2010, when they met during one of Michelle’s reporting trips to Mogadishu for the Toronto Star. Her articles about Ismael sparked a movement within the Somali diaspora that helped him escape Mogadishu and find refuge in Harstad, Norway, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. For nearly a decade, Ismael embraced his new home, learning to speak Norwegian fluently and attempting to adapt to his new country. When Ismael goes back to Mogadishu, an unexpected turn of events forces Michelle to defy one of journalism’s golden rules—“report the story, don’t become part of it”—and makes her question her role as a storyteller.

74 minutes. English, Somali and Norwegian with English subtitles.
Courtesy of the National film Board.

MARVEL MOVIE MADNESS

Join us for a free screening of “The Black Widow” at the Blackburn Hamlet Branch. The film was directed by Cate Shortland and released in 2021.

Note: This film is intended for a mature audience (PG-13). 133 minutes. In English.

Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.