News Headlines / October 13, 2006

Apartment buildings pose problems for porchlight project   Energy efficient light bulbs are being delivered to Ottawa residents but the Centretown area is presenting a particular challenge due to the large number of apartment buildings, says Stuart Hickox, founder of Project Porchlight.   City considers mandatory organics composting   After nearly five years of testing a composting program in select Ottawa neighbourhoods, City Council has approved the possibility of making it mandatory for all residents to drop their smelly wet food scraps in a separate bin.   Royal Ottawa needs $9M more for new facility   After years of providing both specialized and emergency mental health care, the Royal Ottawa Hospital has a new direction and a new building to match.   Controversial crack pipe program a success: report   A controversial move to hand out clean pipes to crack cocaine users in Ottawa is helping reduce the spread of hepatitis C and HIV, according to a University of Ottawa report.   Gay rights group finds temporary office space   A long awaited community centre for one of Ottawa’s leading gay activist groups may soon become a reality, says the group’s chair James Bromilow.   Residents succeed in protecting historic street   After two years of planning and hoping, residents of Lorne Avenue took a giant step closer to their dream of protecting their street.   School board uncertain who will pay for trustees' raise   The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustees are giving themselves a 214 per cent raise.