News Headlines / September 29, 2006

Mayor hopefuls extol their vision for better Ottawa   Mayoral candidates are busy campaigning across the city as Ottawa residents prepare to hit the polls in less than two months.   Somerset Ward issues as diverse as candidates   With the municipal election less than two months away, four candidates fighting to represent Somerset Ward are gearing up their campaigns.   Community gardens a quiet retreat from urban life   Screeching tires and rumbles of construction seem to fade away when you are sitting in a shady retreat overlooking freshly harvested vegetables and flowers of every colour.   Housing top Dewar priority for new session   Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar says that housing will be high on his list of many priorities during the current session of Parliament.   Social forum opens door to housing debate   Stay-at-home mother Ann Flindall enjoys living downtown with her husband and her two daughters under the age of five. They have applied for co-op housing, but two years later, they are still on the waiting list.   Spice faces first test in school board race   For the first time in years, the position of Centretown school board trustee is being contested.   Morning construction noise angers residents   Residents of Somerset Street West say they are tired of being awakened by the noise of construction equipment, sometimes before 7 a.m., in violation of the city’s noise bylaws.