Local crime-fighters recognized with awards Monday

A former CFLer turned police officer who inspires youth, the volunteer behind an Overbrook mural, community garden and repurposed Rideau High School and a Vanier neighbourhood watch team who’ve transformed their street with guerilla gardening, park patrols and dog walking troupes.
They’re some of the change-makers getting Crime Prevention Ottawa awards during a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall Monday from 5-7 p.m.
The 10th annual awards recognize the “people, groups and p