Ottawa residents
will have to park their SUVs in the garage and start riding the
bus to work if the city is to be successful 100 years in the
future, according to a long-term planning group.
A pedometer
lending program now available in all city libraries is just one
step in a 10,000-step program to get Ottawa residents more physically
active.
Emergency funds
provided by the City of Ottawa will ensure the survival of the
The Anti-Poverty Project, but only for the time being, says the
organization’s program co-ordinator.
The city needs
to do more than increase security to solve the problems at social
housing complexes, says Ron Larkin, manager of the Ottawa Community
Housing Corporation.