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Cheapskates and antiquing power couples, roll up your sleeves for the Really Really Free Market on Saturday. “Everything really is free,” said Lisa Higgs from Used Ottawa. “You don’t have to give to get.” The sixth edition of the biannual event is taking place in Vanier starting at 8:30 a.m. Anyone can drop off reusable […]
MoreA team from Carleton University has been awarded a national public history prize for creating the Rideau Timescapes App. “I think it really demolishes the stereotype that academics are only interested in what goes on in the ‘ivory tower,’ so I’m really excited about that,” said co-director of the centre for public history James Opp. […]
MoreThree months after hitting the biggest pothole he’s ever seen, Dan Anstey still hasn’t resolved his damage claim with the city. “It looks like we have to wait another two to three months. It seems that the pothole claim guy was on vacation,” an angry Anstey told the Sun. “No worries though, since they are […]
MoreThe new federal wireless code is something to text home about — just not when you’re visiting New York City. Scott Giles still remembers when he used his phone in the Big Apple four years ago. “I bought a package through Telus and they basically told me I had a certain amount of data usage […]
MoreThere’s plenty of parking at the Rideau Carleton Raceway. That’s the main reason why Ottawans polled there Monday said they’d support a casino in that location. Earlier in the day, Mayor Jim Watson announced he’s ruling out a downtown casino and throwing his support behind Rideau Carleton as the site, should a new casino come […]
MoreEast-end commuters will be gambling as they decide on a route for their commute this summer, say cops. “We’re not recommending anything,” said Ottawa police Sgt. Mark Gatien. “From what the experts are telling us, it could take anywhere from two weeks to a month to sort things out and get people set in their […]
MoreThe Ottawa police officer who leaked a report to media detailing Coun. Peter Clark’s traffic stop for a breath test earlier this month will face disciplinary action. Police Chief Charles Bordeleau ordered the inquiry by the force’s professional standards unit on Tuesday — the day information about Clark’s May 7 traffic stop was widely reported […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/28/tinted-car-windows-could-cost-drivers The only time Greg Van Dalen has been pulled over in his Corvette was the day he paid for it. Van Dalen, of Rockland, trekked to Connecticut in January to pick up his car. “I bought it modified,” said Van Dalen. He was stopped by police in New York State about three […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/27/pimp-my-ride–ottawa-edition They weren’t exactly flooring it in Gatineau. While the muscle car film Fast and Furious 6 topped the box office over the weekend, things were “pretty quiet around the theatres,” said Gatineau Police spokesman Pierre Lanthier. In anticipation of its debut last Friday, police warned they’d be ramping up enforcement since the […]
MoreFinding a parking spot downtown isn’t a hassle for just motorists. With the uptick in cycling, “bike parking is something that we’d like to see improved even more,” said Citizens for Safe Cycling president Hans Moor. “We noticed that a number of the racks, especially in the high season, are basically packed with bicycles, so […]
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