Friday, July 21: A long time busker describes why he has actually relocated to other city areas. You can compose to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com
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ByWard Market not safe
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I am a long time classical flute busker in Ottawa. For 4 years I have actually delighted in bringing live symphonic music to both Sparks Street and The ByWard Market. I have actually taken pleasure in interacting through music with travelers and residents alike.
A long time ago I suspended busking in ByWard due to continuous dangers, spoken and physical, from indigent street individuals, drunks and addicts. I have actually had trash tossed at me. One addict smoked some fracture drug in the York Street garage stairwell, then boiled down, knelt prior to me and lit his beard on fire.
I quit when another addict tried to obtain funds from me stating “we’re all in this together and things would be better if you were to share.”
For a time I thought in the BIA and city’s declarations that security had actually been enhanced in the ByWard, and it held true, however alas it has actually lapsed. One week ago I was threatened with “cutting” in The Market Square by an intoxicated when I stopped betting his inebriated “dancing.” “Play for me, appreciate me or I’ll cut you,” he stated. Security was all at the marketplace desk having a joke fest and did not act.
I have actually not been back.
Council has actually not resolved the ByWard Market’s addict/thief issue in any method. Unfortunately the down spiral continues.
Thomas Brawn, flutist/busker, Orléans
Cancer drugs: accelerate approvals
Re: We can, and must, accelerate approvals of drugs to combat illness such as cancer, July 13.
The short article by Dr. Gerald Batist struck house as I make sure it provided for anybody identified with cancer malignancy or pancreatic cancer. It is definitely immediate to have access to brand-new drugs and treatments. There is research study and information finished that suggests extremely efficient results.
Chemotherapy treatments might manage and support cancer however they feature ravaging hazardous adverse effects and they do not treat.
Governmental regulators need to speed up the approval procedure for brand-new targeted drugs and immunotherapies, which the oncologists frantically require to treat their clients and conserve lives. Please get this done.
Brenda Stewart, Arnprior
Domestic violence needs to be stopped
Concerning the increase in domestic violence: There is nobody option to this social issue.
More shelters need to be constructed. It is inappropriate that females are being