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Federal public servants could see a 4% payroll claw back as early as next year, if the Conservative government has its way. The feds are reportedly looking at reducing pay cheques effective Jan. 1, 2014, as a way to match the way the private sector does business. “The government of Canada’s current pay system is […]
MoreSo how bad is the summer construction season? Well, the city’s traffic control centre is going to start staffing on weekends in order to monitor traffic volume. This year, construction is heavier than usual thanks to work being done to accommodate light rail. In an e-mail to the Sun, traffic management and operational support manager […]
MoreOTTAWA — Patti Moran used to get props for her penmanship. Often, in fact. But now, “I write longhand so seldom that my hand seems to have ‘lost its mojo’ so to speak, and I make frequent errors, which I end up scratching out or trying to fix,” said Moran from Ottawa. So much so, […]
MoreDescribing Josh Bain as a solid multi-tasker would be an understatement. At 32, he’s a full-time student at Algonquin College and a single father of five. “They’re really well-behaved kids. I’m lucky,” said Bain, who lives near Little Italy. There’s Sierra, 11, Savannah, 10, Ethan, 9, Austin, 7, and Owen, 3. The girls are “fairly […]
MoreOttawa Police Const. Brad Burleau looks tough enough in uniform. At home, though, “I’ve had numerous makeovers, tea parties, picnics, you name it — but that’s all I want,” for Father’s Day, Burleau said. “Just to spend time with my girls.” Shift work cuts into how often he sees Madison, 7, Cadence, 5, and 18-month-old […]
MoreTaking almost two months to renovate an outdoor ramp at the public library is unacceptable, says a patron in a wheelchair. “My main concern is that people with visual problems and people with wheelchairs have no access, really, to the library,” said Sue Clark-Wittenberg. “I see mothers struggling (with strollers) and my husband has a […]
MoreA 22-year-old Arnprior man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Brodie Armstrong — a man he went to school with. Jesse Gervais was cuffed at the Greyhound bus terminal in Sault Ste. Marie late Friday. Police there were “working on some logistics” Saturday morning to return […]
MoreCheapskates 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 […]
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