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Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 15, 2011August 3, 2011

Rising enrolment means two new French Catholic schools

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/15/rising-enrolment-brings-two-new-french-catholic-high-schools Rising enrolment has forced the McGuinty government to pay for two new schools for the French Catholic school board. “For September, I think we are getting approximately 500 more students already,” said Diane Doré, chair of the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. “We’re probably going to reach the 20,000 students (mark) […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 13, 2011June 13, 2011

Cottages in Ottawa Valley are a hot property

Forget about Muskoka — Ontario cottage buyers are heading to the Ottawa Valley, where Barry’s Bay is the new black. “It started off with a bang and it’s still very busy. It’s probably the best spring in about four years,” said Re/Max broker Cathy Pitts. Cottage sales are booming across Canada, where demand rose in […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 12, 2011August 7, 2011

Friends remember crash victim

Alcohol and excessive speed are factors in the death of Tony Adamo, police confirmed Sunday. The popular 21-year-old was killed early Saturday when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a culvert head on in Barrhaven. Paramedics found Adamo under his bike in the culvert on Longfields Dr. near Woodroffe Ave. around 2:20 a.m. […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 11, 2011June 11, 2011

Huge lineup at church gas giveaway

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/11/huge-lineup-at-church-gas-giveaway Free gas had hundreds pumped up as they waited in line at a Pioneer station in Gloucester Saturday. “My blood is flowing, I’m having an adrenaline rush right now,” said Thaiba Saadaq, 25, as she got close to the front of the line after driving in from the west end. Claudius Smith […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 8, 2011June 13, 2011

Hudak hammers McGuinty at luncheon

Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak was in full campaign mode Wednesday as he addressed the Canadian Club of Ottawa during a luncheon. From HST to healthcare, his speech focused heavily on attacking Ontario Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty. “The McGuinty team probably has their next round of tax increases already planned. They just don’t want to […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 7, 2011August 7, 2011

2 dead in crash with bear

Members of a local band are mourning their drummer who was killed along with one other person in a horrific crash involving a bear late Monday. Steven Leon, 40, was in the back seat of a Nissan Pathfinder when the bear came crashing through the windshield after being hit by another car in the opposite […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 2, 2011August 7, 2011

3-alarm house fire in Centretown

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/02/3alarm-house-fire-in-centretown At least two families are displaced — and a dog was rescued, tied to a tree waiting for its owner — after fire broke out just after noon at a two-storey triplex in Centretown Thursday. “My wife was on the computer and I was getting ready to go out, and we smelled […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 1, 2011June 1, 2011

Loud noise at construction site getting to Centretown residents

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/01/loud-noise-at-construction-site-getting-to-centretown-residents Beth Richardson is about to lose it. She quit smoking a week ago and after two weeks of construction outside of her home in Centretown, she’s close to flipping out on someone. “It’s ridiculous, it goes on for about seven hours a day, every day,” she said. “It’s driving me crazy.” The […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMay 31, 2011May 31, 2011

Champions return for annual fireworks fest

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/05/31/champions-return-for-annual-fireworks-fest The Germans are coming. The reigning pyromusical champions will be back to defend their title at the 16th annual Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light festival in Gatineau this summer. Organizers say they’re trying to play up the event’s name. “We’re going to try to bring in more light: Fire, laser, black […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMay 31, 2011January 20, 2012

Riding OC without AC

It’s hotter in my car than it is on a city bus with no air conditioning. That’s the verdict after riding the 94 from Fallowfield to the Rideau Centre Tuesday afternoon. Armed with a thermometer, the needle was at 32C when I boarded. All the windows were open, and about 25 people were on board. […]