News Headlines / November 24, 2006

Province kicks in more cash for diabetes education   The Centretown Community Health Centre will receive $48,250 for its citywide diabetes education program as part of a new provincial government funding initiative.   Bus behaviour bylaw puzzles users, drivers   A proposed bylaw that would force bus passengers to give up priority seats has some people scratching their heads.   Ten years of giving hope to Ottawa's helpless   Heroin, cocaine, crack, speed, acid, angel dust, ecstasy, marijuana. Name it and Patrick McGrath has done it. The 39-year-old recovering drug addict and alcoholic sits in the lunch room of the Bronson Centre, excited by the news of his recent parole board pardon.   Ottawa looks to other cities for graffiti solution   City council is being asked to consider graffiti as an art form in need of legal spaces instead of as vandalism in a renewed effort to reduce property damage in the downtown core.   New job bank helps employers find workers   After many years of struggling to find work, Gary Kennedy has found employment and a renewed sense of confidence through participating in Centre 507’s new job bank program.   Canadians biting into dental tourism   What if you had to replace the crown in your mouth? You may now have two options: You could travel to your Ottawa dentist, or you could couple your crown replacement with a trip to China. David McConnell chose the latter option.