News Headlines / February 10, 2006

More nightcare spaces needed for city’s kids   The children get up from their small wooden cots, brush their teeth, eat breakfast and strip their bed linens before heading off to school.   New transpo pass to help mentally ill, disabled   It’s a free bus ride no longer for anyone who uses a wheelchair, scooter or walker and takes OC Transpo.   Multifaith group to build affordable housing   The federal government must do more to match housing prices to income levels, says an Ottawa multifaith group.   City aims to help those at risk of losing their home   Homelessness prevention is the top priority of a new community action plan in Ottawa.   Ottawa tries to prepare for day when world runs out of oil   Urban communities such as Centretown may see an increase in population as the price of oil rises and people can no longer afford to drive in from the suburbs, says a committee member of a peak oil forum for Ottawa-Gatineau.   Bright lights help beat the winter blues   For most of her life, during the winter months, Jessie-Lee Wallace started feeling depressed for no apparent reason.   Plan for new library faces further consultations   The board of the Ottawa Public Library hopes its consultations on a new central library will convince the city to put money aside for the project, says Coun. Diane Deans, a member of the library board.