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Finding a parking spot downtown isn’t a hassle for just motorists. With the uptick in cycling, “bike parking is something that we’d like to see improved even more,” said Citizens for Safe Cycling president Hans Moor. “We noticed that a number of the racks, especially in the high season, are basically packed with bicycles, so […]
MoreA 20-year-old Montreal man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the buttocks following an early morning incident Sunday. Police were called to the 400 block of Laurier Ave. W. at 3:40 a.m., where paramedics treated the man before taking him to hospital. The victim is co-operating, however police haven’t narrowed down a suspect, said […]
MoreA man’s body turned up in the west end Sunday in an area plagued by violence in recent weeks. Police responded to the call at 7:26 a.m. near Carling and Maplehurst avenues. Major crime investigators weren’t called to the scene and the death wasn’t considered suspicious, sources tell the Sun. Detectives are waiting for the […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/25/visitors-still-enjoy-a-real-book-at-the-library The city’s library chief has an iPad — and she likes using it. There. It’s out. But Ottawa Public Library CEO Danielle McDonald is predicting physical books will continue holding ground over electronic devices, thanks to one important factor: Learning. That is, she says, what makes brick-and-mortar libraries so important. “To me, […]
MoreMembers of the Sens Army were still saluting their team after the Pittsburgh Penguins ended Ottawa’s playoff run in a crushing 6-2 loss. “These guys, they fought the whole way through. You could see, even when we were down like, three goals with like, 10 minutes to go, you could see, they were still trying,” […]
MoreBooks, lamps, frying pans, sure. Favourite childhood memories, though, isn’t what Shannon Watson was expecting to find at the Great Glebe Garage Sale. While the Ottawa South resident didn’t have anything on her “to-buy” list, much to her delight, she stumbled upon a brown Beanie Baby identical to the first one she owned “when I […]
MoreBicycle culture is rapidly growing in the nation’s capital, according to the second annual report from Citizens for Safe Cycling. And connectivity remains key, said CFSC president Hans Moor. “We always keep saying we have a lot of infrastructure here in Ottawa already for cyclists — hasn’t cost us too much, yet. But what we […]
MoreNew Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath is making a “big mistake” by propping up a Liberal government, Conservative leader Tim Hudak told reporters in Ottawa Tuesday. “I’m deeply disappointed,” by the NDP supporting the Liberal party’s minority budget, said Hudak, adding Horwath is supporting a party that “crossed the line into corruption.” “This day-to-day soap […]
MoreMore jobs for people with disabilities. That’s the goal for United Way Ottawa and more than 30 partners with the Employment Accessibility Resource Network after securing a $142,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. “…Together, we will build on the success of this community-wide initiative aimed at removing all the obstacles that stand in the […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/05/14/transpo-employees-honoured-for-quick-thinking Dennis Mayhew has seen plenty from behind the wheel of a city bus. Witnessing a pedestrian get hit, then run over by a truck drove Mayhew into action last summer. The OC Transpo operator was working Route 5 on Aug. 26 when the collision unfolded at Brittany Dr. and Montreal Rd. Mayhew […]
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