“When I smoked my first joint, I was instantly hooked. If you put something in front of me, I´d do it. If friends had something in their hands and shoved it at me, I wouldn´t ask what it was. I´d just say, "sure." If it was in front of me, it was okay.”
~ Dion Metcalfe, 32, a former Ottawa street addict
Vernon White, Chief, Ottawa Police Service
Rob Cushman, CEO, Champlain Local Health Integration Network
John Fraser, Chief of Staff, Office of the Premier of Ontario
Michael Allen, President and CEO, United Way Ottawa
Steve Kanellakos, Manager, Community and Protective Services, City of Ottawa
Honorary Chairs
Vernon White, Chief, Ottawa Police Service
Jim Watson, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Larry O’Brien, Mayor, City of Ottawa
Campaign Co-Chairs
Leonard Potechin, Chairman and Founder, The Regional Group of Companies Inc.
Ronald Caza, Partner, Heenan Blaikie
Campaign Team
Peggy Austen, United Way Ottawa
Tom Barber, Legal
Mike Beauchesne (Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre)
Mauril Bélanger
Ian Bennett
Michael Church
Roger Greenberg
Robert Laviolette (Maison Fraternité)
Jean-François Milotte (Maison Fraternité)
Frank O’Dea
Jeff Polowin
Msgr. Patrick Powers
David Rattray
Bill Robinson
Chuck Rotenberg
Dvora Rotenberg
Dave Smith
Susan St. Amand
Mark Sutcliffe, Communications and Marketing