How former Ottawa Mission residents kept Inspiration Village looking pristine
If you’ve snapped a selfie in front of the “Ottawa” sign this summer, you’ve seen Pierre Ferron’s handiwork.
Ferron has been keeping Inspiration Village — the row of repurposed shipping containers plunked down in the ByWard Market — looking pristine, picking up trash, watering the plants, and scrubbing down those hard-to-miss capital letters.
He’s part of a small team of former Ottawa Mission residents hired to perform janitorial work at the York Street village, which is in the midst of its final weekend.
“This is just amazing, you know what I mean?” Ferron said Saturday afternoon, surveying the crowds of people taking photos and checking out the pavilions.
“[This is] what makes me want to live. Because I can give back.”
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