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A local company is getting a piece of the $16-billion pie from the federal government’s controversial decision to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by building three different sensor for the jets. “Two of them are sensors that measure metal particles in oil for the engine and for a gear box that’s on the aircraft,” […]
MoreA smoking ban in apartment buildings may actually increase the number of fires caused by cigarettes, an Ottawa fire spokesman said Wednesday. Careless smoking has caused 24 fires this year — 12 of them in multi-unit dwellings, according to Ottawa Fire Services. While prohibiting smoking should in theory reduce the number of fires, people will […]
MorePrince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton marks a banner day for Canada and for the Commonwealth, says Ottawa’s monarchist. “Everyone loves a royal wedding. November is such a grey month. This adds a bit of sparkle in life,” said Matthew Rowe, spokesman for the Ottawa chapter of the Monarchist League of Canada. Rowe said people […]
MoreThe Canada Science and Technology Museum is still assessing damage from last summer’s earthquake that forced the closure of the iconic lighthouse on St. Laurent Blvd. The lighthouse remains closed nearly five months after the magnitude 5.0 quake after mercury spilled from the bearing for the rotating light. “Less than a litre of mercury was […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/11/15/16156091.html Generosity took centre stage at the Chateau Laurier Monday night during the 16th Annual Philanthropy Awards. “This is an opportunity for the Association of Fundraising Professionals here in Ottawa to recognize some outstanding donors in our community,” said committee chair Norma Lamont. They’re applauding people like 21-year-old Ryan Williams of Winchester, who […]
MoreGrant Myre of Barrhaven spends $40 a week filling up his Pontiac Bonneville. With gas prices hovering at $1.11 per litre, he may have found a way to recoup some of that money. One Change, a not-for-profit environmental group, held a fuel efficiency event at the Bell Sensplex Friday, handing out free digital tire gauges. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/11/12/16116001.html They’re learning to set up field hospitals so they can be ready when disaster strikes. Three hundred emergency workers from across the country are in town this weekend for the Paramedicine 2010 Expo and Conference. Training by simulation is the theme and participants are learning what it takes to be a Global […]
MoreSEE VIDEO: http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/11/11/16098351.html The two biggest student unions at Carleton University are taking the school’s administration to court for holding $7 million in student fees. “It’s really treating us like children where we have to say OK mommy, daddy, I really need this money for this month. Can you please give it to me?,” said […]
MoreSEE VIDEO: http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/11/11/16098231.html Business — along with the dough — is rising at Trillium Bakery where customers like Sheryn Sauve are flocking to buy freshly-baked goods that are gluten-free. “I have an allergy to gluten that I just found out that I’ve got,” said Sauve. But not everyone lining up for a loaf, brownie, or […]
MoreIt’s harvest season and area farmers are saying it’s a good year for soybeans and field corn. “We have one of the best crops I’ve ever grown,” said Don Kenny of Blondehead Farms in Stittsville. Kenny is also chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario and said it’s been a bumper crop of corn across […]
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