Dave Smith, an Ottawa businessman and philanthropist who founded a well-known downtown deli and later launched a treatment centre for young people struggling with addictions issues, has died. His death was announced Friday in a statement by the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre, which he founded in 1993. He raised more than $140 million for local, national and international charities over the years, while founding both his eponymous drug treatment centre and the Ottawa Technical Learning Centre. Smith was 87. A public memorial will be held when COVID-19 restrictions allow, the treatment centre said.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2020 18:00 UTC