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The introduction
of a public defender legal system would be “nothing short
of disastrous,” says a prominent Ottawa lawyer.
An Anxious Centretown
activist is still waiting for construction of the Rideau Canal
Pedestrian Crossing to begin, but the City of Ottawa has yet
to commit to a date.
Ottawa planners
hoped to consult Centretown youth last week about the future
of the city — but ended up talking to each other instead.
Ottawa Centre Liberal
MPP Richard Patten is making education and health care his priorities
for the current sitting of the Ontario legislature.
Businesses and residents
will attempt to work out solutions to the noise problems that
plague Elgin Street after meeting for the first time face to
face last week.
Special
ed cuts may boost drop-out rate
Recent cuts to education
funding resulted in a lower level of service for special education
students in Centretown, says school trustee Joan Spice
Ottawa
ready to fight to keep wildlife centre open
The City of Ottawa
will fight to keep the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre open,
after police seized more than 30 animals suspected of carrying
rabies last month.
The Ottawa-Carleton
Board of Education has warped classroom dynamics. By snipping
fifty special education teachers from its payroll, it has placed
many special needs children in regular classrooms.
Student uses her
unconventional imagination
to win award, reports Carly Stagg.
This isn’t
your average line dancing troupe.
Forget about the macho, drunken cowboys and the fun-loving cowgirls,
all wearing Stetson cowboy hats while dancing in rigid lines
on the hardwood floor of a dark bar.
Shadowy black stains
adorn the aging white brick and industrial style windows that
make up the two-storey building on Gladstone Ave. in Little Italy.
Finally, Canada’s museums are entering
the Internet age.
Ottawa businesses
who suffered financial losses during last November’s G-20
Summit are fighting the federal government’s decision to
deny them compensation.
Hoteliers use perks to woo suits back
to suites
After the seventh
straight month of declining occupancy rates, Ottawa hoteliers
are offering complimentary services to entice corporate guests
back to the city.
While the titans
of technology like Nortel Networks and JDS Uniphase teeter, one
young innovative Ottawa firm is soaring with success.
At first moviegoers
clenched their fists and tolerated the annoying couple that chatters
throughout the movie.
Billets make players
feel at home, writes Scott Petersen.
Asking Herb Gosewich
to share a few memories of his time at his store is like opening
the first page of a novel that spans 44 years.
Grant
brings water polo to Brewer Pool
Beginner water polo
players may now be using foam floaters in place of goal posts
during practices at Brewer Pool, but soon they’ll have real
nets to shoot on.
Column:
Renegades bench skirmish should concern team members
Sept. 28 was an
embarrassing day for the Ottawa Renegades.
Even in affluent
Ottawa, many don’t have much to give thanks for, writes
Clare Demerse.
Eat-in and take-out
options for the hungry. Catherine Allison reports.
High rent leaves
many without money for food, writes Roman Zakaluzny.
Two weeks ago, three
hard-working Ottawa residents visited a food bank for the first
time
At first glance,
it’s just an ordinary kitchen. Plain-looking. Flaked white
paint. A stove. A few drawers and cupboards holding polished
silver utensils and cooking equipment.
Some 14,000 kids
use food banks, reports Jim Donnelly.
Trading knitting
needles for placards, the ‘Parliament hill mob’ is
singing
for social justice and a better world. Julie Middleton chats
with the group over tea.
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