Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Erin Anderssen
Publication Date: December 23, 2024 - 07:00
Warm socks, candy and kindness: How one Ottawa woman helps people sleeping on the streets this Christmas
December 23, 2024
It’s a December Saturday morning so cold even gloved fingers go numb after 10 minutes, and Shawna Thibodeau is handing out bags filled with socks, pocket warmers and protein bars to the people spending their holidays on Ottawa’s streets.“How about a free breakfast?” she asks, offering gift cards to a nearby café in the downtown core. “Would you like some cigarettes, too? Or sage for smudging?”
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