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A temporary sidewalk has been created at an Orléans elementary school, as per the promise of Ashcroft Homes. “It was not on time,” said resident Bruce Perley. Nonetheless, “it’s better than I thought it was going to be.” French Catholic school Notre-Dame-des-Champs opened at the end of August at 6280 Renaud Rd., near Navan Rd. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/19/ottawa-police-crack-down-on-drivers-rolling-through-stop-signs City cops can add OC Transpo rider to their list of decoys. Twenty-one tickets were dished out by officers in a 70-minute traffic blitz on Thursday as Ottawa Police were out enforcing stop sign violations, the focus of October’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. Drivers, predictably, were full of excuses. ”We’re hearing exactly […]
MoreAn 11-month-old baby had the worst case of tooth decay Dr. Nabil Ouatik has ever seen. “It was so severe that we had to take the child to hospital to repair these cavities,” said Ouatik, a pediatric dentist. The baby had active decay on the upper and lower front teeth. “If we were to wait, […]
MoreFashionistas took over Bayshore Shopping Centre Wednesday for a VIP event celebrating H&M’s long-awaited opening in the nation’s capital. Complete with velvet ropes, red carpet, and photographers, heads were turning in the mall as shoppers wondered where music was coming from and what was shaking in the old Zellers location. “We had to wait in […]
MoreA city cop is nursing arm injuries after being struck by a motorcycle in Kanata on Tuesday, the Sun has learned. Numerous sources confirm the off-duty cop was working an overtime shift, directing traffic near a construction site on Eagleson Rd., when the bike went into an area that was cordoned off. The officer stepped […]
MoreMotorists who slow down, look around, then cruise through stop signs will be targeted on either side of the river this month as part of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program initiative. “People need to understand when it says stop, it means stop, not roll through it, not just keep going,” said Ottawa Police Const. T.J. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/10/02/family-friends-drivers-mourn-ottawa-bus-crash-victim-dave-woodard The friendly OC Transpo bus driver behind the wheel of the deadly collision with a Via train was laid to rest among a sea of green, brightening the crowd of an estimated 1,500 people at the Metropolitan Bible Church on Wednesday afternoon. A number of mourners wore David Woodard’s favourite colour, while […]
MoreA multi-million dollar lawsuit filed by victims of the OC Transpo bus-Via rail crash could be in the works soon, the Sun has learned. Lawyers in Toronto have spoken with a potential representative plaintiff “who wants to issue a class action on behalf of all of the victims involved in both the bus and the […]
MoreAzaan Hamid had just gotten dressed for gym class at D. Roy Kennedy P.S. when the fire alarm went off around 10:35 Thursday morning. “I thought it was a drill,” said Hamid, 10, adding “everyone was getting out of the building very calmly.” They had reason to panic – an armed man had walked into […]
MoreEveryone looked up to Michael Bleakney and it wasn’t just because he was a “tall, strapping, Scottish fellow.” He was the kind of guy who’d dance with his wife, Kathy, in the kitchen for no reason. “He loved her so much,” said friend and colleague of 14 years, Ravi Sundararaj. The type of dad who […]
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