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The province’s
proposed plan to widen the Queensway has outraged many Centretown
residents who say the expansion will destroy their neighbourhood.
While the provincial government takes a
so-what approach, one Centretown school is helping Grade 12 students
complete the 40 hours of community service they require to graduate
this June.
As Ottawa’s
official plan evolves, some Centretown citizens are increasingly
concerned that many of their needs will not be met in the city’s
new vision.
The Ottawa-Carleton
District School Board’s decision to close the Educational
Media Centre on Feb. 1 has left resource materials scattered
throughout Ottawa schools.
Despite December’s
court victory that saw special education funding restored to
Ottawa schools, some school board trustees are skeptical that
services will reach all students who need them.
City
hails London cabs
Disabled people
in Ottawa might be moving a lot faster if the federal government
speeds up certification of the London Taxi, says Bell-South Nepean
Coun. Jan Harder.
Committee
pushes rent freeze to aid tenants
A city committee
wants to give Ottawa renters a two-year break from rent hikes.
Former
labour activist challenges Arnold
A new actor on Ottawa’s
local political stage will challenge current Somerset Ward Coun.
Elisabeth Arnold in next fall’s city council elections.
Facelift
to rejuvenate image
of Preston St. as Little Italy
Preston Street is
spicing up its appearance to reflect its image as Ottawa’s
Little Italy.
According to the
Canadian Oxford Dictionary, voluntary action is “done, acting,
or able to act of one’s free will — not prompted by
promise or threat.”
Letters
An examination of
the fine print reveals a more accurate slogan would be “Blood:
it’s in (most of) you to give.”
When Ottawa-Carleton
District School Board Supervisor Merv Beckstead stepped down
from his position late last month, he more or less fulfilled
his mandate. Now, it’s up to his replacement to handle diplomatic
damage control.
Christians take
their faith in new directions after a generation of decline.
Downtown churches
are looking for congregations, while congregations in the suburbs
are looking for churches.
Prison is the last
place you would expect to find religion. But at the Ottawa-Carleton
Detention Centre, inmates are discovering spirituality as part
of their rehabilitation.
Jason Johnston goes
to church every Sunday — without ever leaving his home.
A search for the parent who forced them
to come under the threat of eternal damnation comes up empty.
These teens actually want to be here.
They haven’t yet installed an ATM
in the church lobby, but it might be the next step.
Old churches are well-loved but expensive.
A litany of liturgy.
Mild temperatures
and wet conditions may have created havoc for last year’s
Winterlude festival. This year local businesses are hopeful the
cold weather and good canal conditions will bring more people
to the city.
Cold snap heats up winter sales
Ottawa’s recent
cold snap has meant increases in sales for some local businesses,
but has left others with a decline in customers and dreams of
the spring.
Business is booming
at local gyms and health centres. The season of holiday eating
is over and the season of spending big bucks to repent by exercising
has begun.
Public transportation
is essential in Ottawa, even though it is not considered an essential
service, like police, firefighters and hospital staff.
It’s 10:35
a.m. and she’s waiting for the others to arrive. With her
materials spread out before her on the clean, white table top,
Jennifer McClelland is anxious to get started.
Like dating and
homework, dealing with bullies was once considered just another
part of adolescence. Teens who came home with accounts of harassment
were encouraged to “walk away” or “just ignore
it.”
For Derek Diorio,
establishing a film office isn’t about bringing Hollywood
stars to Ottawa. As a local film producer, Diorio supports city
council’s approval for funding the creation of an Ottawa-Gatineau
film office.
The reader is entwined
in an intricate plot filled with murder, adultery, incest and
prostitution, set in both rural and urban St. John’s in
scenery portrayed with vivid detail.
Here in Ottawa, the show is being held
at the Corel Centre, smack in the middle of nowhere, as opposed
to Mile One Stadium in the heart of downtown St. John’s.
Newly acquired Ottawa
67’s winger Lou Dickenson is thrilled to finally have the
chance to play in front of his friends and family, and have some
good home cooking, too.
It’s a cold
and snowy Monday night, but that’s all forgotten when one
opens the door to Kent Bowling Lanes in Centretown.
Skiers
take up cross-country challenge for paralympic charity
The world’s
longest cross-country ski tour is back in Quebec this year, and
some Centretown residents are planning to take the challenge.
Column:
Patience with coaches is the key to long-term success in NHL
The NHL is not the
only league that experiences frequent coaching changes, but it
is the only one of the four major North American sports leagues
in which there is not a coach on active duty who has spent 10
or more seasons with one team.
For 11 years, the
Jericho Road program has provided mentally ill homeless men
with safety, stability and spirituality to reclaim their lives.
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