City looks to boost supports for local artists, culture workers

Ottawa's community services committee passed a motion Tuesday directing staff to explore poverty reduction strategies for local artists and culture workers.The motion, introduced by Coun. Ariel Troster, would incorporate those options into municipal cultural and community safety plans that are currently in development."We really need to start thinking about how we can help these artists sustain their craft and also sustain themselves, because increasingly they're falling into poverty," Troster t