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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/09/21/province-hands-out-dough-for-equipment-mentoring-for-young-entrepreneurs Adbul Haseeb Awan isn’t sure how he got in the business of selling sunglasses. Made from recycled wood and bamboo, items from his line, Efani Eyewear, are going for $115 to $150 a pop. “I have a background in electrical engineering. How it turned into all this, don’t ask me,” he […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/09/21/drivers-breaking-all-the-rules Distracted driving isn’t taking a back seat anytime soon. In one hour, 91 drivers in Barrhaven were seen ignoring the road by Allstate insurance agents during a survey on Thursday. “We found a lot of people multi-tasking,” said agency manager J.C. Larabie. Larabie and a colleague staked out Greenbank Rd. and Strandherd […]
MoreSEE RAW VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/09/18/parental-time-crucial-to-helping-youth-with-mental-health-issues Mental health is dependent on deep connections – which must be maintained through the tumultuous teenage years – a child psychiatrist told more than 500 parents during a luncheon on Tuesday. “When teens need something, you may not know. How was your day? ‘Fine.’ Stomp, stomp, stomp,” said Dr. Michael Cheng […]
MoreSSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/09/17/occupy-takes-over-the-hill Around 200 Occupy demonstrators – with a heavy union presence – marched to Parliament Hill Monday, marking the movement’s one-year anniversary on the same day the House of Commons resumed sitting. Most demonstrators were bused in from Toronto, gathering at Confederation Park then making their way to the Hill shortly after 1:20 […]
MoreWith the rollout of double-decker buses next month, Ottawa is one of a handful of Canadian cities incorporating the London-style vehicles for municipal use. An Alberta transit authority was in town last week taking notes. “Ottawa and OC Transpo have really been leaders on this kind of project,” said Strathcona county’s director of transit Matt […]
MoreStudents are meeting or exceeding provincial standards in most areas, according to a report released by the Education Quality and Accountability Office on Wednesday. Results reflect assessments of reading, writing and math for Grades 3 and 6 students, and Grade 9 mathematics for 2011-2012. Students in the Ottawa Catholic School Board scored 5 to 8% […]
MoreIt’s back to gridlock for east-end commuters on Monday. Repairs continued on the Hwy. 174 sinkhole over the weekend, with 10 pieces of pipe on site and more set to arrive. The storm sewer at the eastbound Jeanne d’Arc Blvd. off-ramp collapsed on Sept. 4, swallowing a car and creating a gigantic sinkhole. The exit […]
MoreFrom seniors with walkers to preteens, everyone wanted a slice of Apple over the weekend. The Apple store opened at Bayshore, and it didn’t take much to get shoppers in the door. The iPhone 5 is rumoured to debut on Wednesday. “There’s always a hype around Apple products ’cause they’re always leaving you in suspense […]
MoreHeavy rain is being blamed for a trio of sinkholes in Gatineau Saturday. Motorists got out of their cars, peering into a large sinkhole surrounded by metal barricades and orange detour signs at Jacques-Cartier and Saint Antoine streets, taking photos. Cops received a call at 10:37 a.m., said Gatineau police Lieut. Yves Comtois. The cause […]
MoreTadpoles are to blame for traffic woes in the east end, a city councillor charges. The storm sewer under Hwy. 174 at the eastbound Jeanne d’Arc Blvd. off-ramp — which crumbled, causing an enormous sinkhole that swallowed a car — wasn’t repaired sooner because of concerns over protecting local fish populations during the spawning season, […]
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