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If you’re heading to Gatineau with tinted windows and expired validation tags, prepare to be ticketed. There are pros, and then there are pitfalls of living in a provincial border city. The duality of residing in the National Capital Region means adhering to different rules once the Ottawa River is crossed. For instance, Ontario drivers […]
MoreHot chocolate and hugs will fuel Eric Saumure as he spends Monday night outside City Hall in frigid temperatures for the Sleep Out for Ottawa Youth fundraiser. Leading a nine-person team from KPMG, they’ve raised almost $800 to fight youth homelessness in the city. Saumure has a personal connection to the cause. “My grandfather was […]
MoreRAW VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/02/01/absurd-to-say-ottawa-hospital-cuts-wont-hurt-patients-unions Patient care at the Ottawa Hospital will suffer following 290 job cuts, according to the unions at the city’s largest hospital. It’s “absurd” to say otherwise, said Ontario Nurses Association Local 83 president Frances Smith. Eliminating 74 nursing positions means the loss of more than 100,000 hours a year of hands-on, front […]
MoreThe new Ottawa police cruisers might be on the road as early as next week, following a five-month delay due to ill-fitting equipment. The mobile data terminals or laptops didn’t fit in the 2013 Ford Police Interceptor. Laptops will now be mounted against the centre dashboard “and that’s really the only solution that will work […]
MoreNerds rejoice. Tickets go on sale for Comiccon today, with Gillian Anderson from the X-Files and Batman and Robin leading the procession. The event is taking place May 10-12 at the Ernst & Young Centre. Last year 22,000 comic, scifi and other fantasy fans attended. Here’s a list of highlights this time around: Adam West […]
MoreRiders in wheelchairs take precedence over strollers on city buses and drivers are left to decide which passengers can board a full bus due to a hands-off administrative approach. “The City of Ottawa policy is, once again, driver discretion. They don’t want to make a hard and fast policy because they simply say it’s going […]
MoreGet set for wheels to take over the capital this summer. A new cycling fundraiser was launched at the Queensway Carleton Hospital Tuesday; Wheels for Wellness is being held June 15. “This is an amazing event for avid cyclists and those who have always wanted to try this sport and a ride,” said president and […]
MoreBalancing the provincial budget is a top priority for Eastern Ontarians but not at the cost of compromising quality university education, a new study finds. More than two-thirds of residents oppose cuts, according to the poll released Tuesday by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations. The study “clearly shows that the Ottawa region is […]
MoreA $2-million tab is the estimate for putting trash cans in each of the city’s 1,450 transit shelters. The price tag surprised more than one transit commissioner. “I question the costs,” said Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess. “I’m looking for a way to incorporate this into the existing OC Transpo budget.” The figures are provided in […]
MoreInk and holes are welcome at the Ottawa Hospital. So says an arbitrator who ruled in favour of the union Monday, striking down the hospital’s revised dress code banning excessive body piercings and tattoos. “…Aside from the personal opinions of its senior managers, the hospital has provided no evidence for its rationale that there is […]
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