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Sam Konnert

Ottawa

Podcast Producer at CANADALAND

Producer with Canadaland's @backbenchcast and Wag the Doug. MJ Carleton University. Yacht Rock Fanatic.

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  • Ottawa's Haitian community prepares to welcome evacuees

    Apr 8, 2024 | cbc.ca | Sam Konnert

    OttawaAs charter flights continue to evacuate Canadian citizens from Haiti, Ottawa's growing Haitian community says it's stepping up to welcome those new arrivals. 'We never give up. This is the Haitian spirit'Sam Konnert · CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 44 minutes agoPeople evacuated by a U.S. helicopter arrive at Las Americas airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, last month.

  • OPH seeks provincial dollars to address health inspector shortage

    Apr 7, 2024 | cbc.ca | Sam Konnert

    Ottawa·NewOttawa Public Health (OPH) is struggling to meet inspection quotas of the city's food and health facilities, according to a report coming before council later this month. City needs 6 new inspectors to meet demand, according to new reportSam Konnert · CBC News · Posted: Apr 07, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes agoThe geographical size of the city and deteriorating health standards post-pandemic have presented the agency with limited capacity.

  • City must consider 'community impact' before funding supportive housing, council rules

    Apr 4, 2024 | cbc.ca | Sam Konnert

    Ottawa·NewThe City of Ottawa must consider the potential impact on the surrounding community before allocating money from a federal housing fund to supportive housing projects, councillors decided Wednesday.

  • Mayor of Russell resigns, citing toxic political discourse

    Apr 4, 2024 | cbc.ca | Sam Konnert

    Ottawa·NewThe mayor of the eastern Ontario township of Russell is resigning, describing a toxic culture on social media and his exasperation with the tenor of political debate. 'Civility's gone out the window,' says outgoing mayorSam Konnert · CBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoLeroux was elected as township councillor in 2010, then as its mayor in 2014.

  • Community groups file for judicial review over Chalk River nuclear waste facility

    Mar 28, 2024 | cbc.ca | Sam Konnert

    Ottawa·NewCommunity groups and non-profits have filed an application for judicial review Wednesday to stop the construction of a radioactive waste disposal site 190 kilometres north-west of Ottawa. Legal challenge rests on consideration of endangered species in the areaSam Konnert · CBC News · Posted: Mar 28, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes agoA view of the Chalk River Laboratories research facility from the water.

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Sam Konnert
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16 Apr 25

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