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Downtown co-op first in Canada to butt out

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/07/24/downtown-co-op-first-in-canada-to-butt-out Trevor Hache and his partner Jocelyn are happy their newborn son, Malcolm, can soon breathe clean air at home. Just a few weeks old, Malcolm arrived 5 1/2 weeks early. “Everyday, the nurses and doctors there, they were telling us about the dangers of secondhand smoke from a premature baby perspective and […]

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Torched charity offering reward

A charity torched by firebugs is offering a $10,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of the punks who committed the double arson last weekend.   “We hope we’ll catch them,” said Ottawa Neighbourhood Services president Patricia Lemieux. ONS has been helping financially-strapped residents for 80 years, and is using their insurance […]

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City’s traffic rating no surprise to commuters

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/07/11/citys-traffic-rating-no-surprise-to-commuters Commuters aren’t surprised to hear Ottawa is on the map for high levels of traffic congestion.   “For a city of a million people, to get across it at certain times of day, it’s just crazy. It’s not even a super-huge city,” said Garret Smits, 25. Smits appraises real estate and has […]

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Protesters crash condo rebranding event

Dozens of protesters bumrushed a launch party thrown by a condo developer to rebrand a downtown neighbourhood “South Central Ottawa” on Tuesday evening. They made their presence felt outside of the James Street Pub, scrawling their concerns in chalk on the sidewalk. “GO HOME YUPPIE SCUM,” read one message. “CONDOS ARE INVADING OUR COMMUNITY,” read […]

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