Rev. Joseph Kiirya is the latest recipient of the Mayor’s City Builder Award, given to him for his tireless community and outreach work with new immigrants in Ottawa.
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Mayor Jim Watson and Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Elgi presented Kiirya the award last Wednesday at city hall.
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Kiirya, a St. Paul University graduate, is the founder of the River Jordan Ministry in Nepean, which describes itself as a non-denominational, cross-cultural and multi-generational ministry. This year, River Jordan is celebrating a decade of offering “a home away from home” to immigrants in Ottawa, an endeavour Kiirya has been actively involved in.