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Online/New Media by rochekellyJuly 13, 2011August 3, 2011

New mental-health program aids patients’ recovery

A new short-term recovery mental health program has been launched in Ottawa and with 32 patients, it’s already at full capacity. “These are folks that are either in hospital or headed for hospital,” Champlain LHIN CEO Alex Munter said at an Ottawa Sun editorial board meeting Wednesday. Located at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMay 24, 2011May 24, 2011

Deal reached for former Rockcliffe base

The former CFB Rockcliffe site has been sold to the Canada Lands Company for $27.2 million, the Sun has learned. “We’re the land owner and developer,” said CLC vice-president Gordon McIvor. Redevelopment of the lucrative real estate in north Ottawa is back on the table after being tied up in a land claim with the […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyApril 6, 2011

Royal Wedding coins introduced by Mint

There’s posters, mugs, magnets, and all kinds of kitsch commemorating the upcoming royal wedding. On the other side of the coin, there’s elegance: the Royal Canadian Mint is honouring the union of Prince William to Kate Middleton. “The beautifully designed collector coins created by the Mint will give Canadians, royal watchers and collectors everywhere exceptional […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMarch 9, 2011August 4, 2011

Homeless centre a magnet for crime, neighbours warn

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/09/17557041.html#/news/ottawa/2011/03/09/pf-17555811.html Wednesdays were hell. From witnessing a stabbing to crack addicts smoking up on their front steps, residents living near Cumberland St. and Daly Ave. saw it all when a homeless drop-in centre used to operate at St. Paul’s-Eastern United church. “It was on Wednesdays, once a week, for five or six years,” […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMarch 2, 2011August 4, 2011

Area hospitals bursting at the seams

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/02/17471341.html#/news/ottawa/2011/03/02/pf-17470581.html Acute-care beds at area hospitals are increasingly unavailable, making for cancelled surgeries and longer emergency room wait times. That’s because an alarming number of seniors are using them who should be in long-term care. Currently about 3,300 people in the Champlain region are waiting for long-term care beds at home and in […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyDecember 4, 2010August 4, 2011

The season for scams

’Tis the season to be jolly, but don’t fall victim to holiday follies. With just three weeks left until Christmas, beware of the cybercrooks who steal your hard-earned money. In the last two months alone, 72 complaints of online loan scams have been filed, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre told the Sun. Last December, there were […]