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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/22/ottawa-businessman-kicks-in-5m-for-hospital James Gary Beach spent one month walking around with a ruptured appendix — he’d be dead if the Queensway Carleton Hospital staff hadn’t diagnosed him and saved his life. “I’ve always thought of this as my hospital. I’ve always thought that the care level was great,” said Beach. “I’d like to call […]
MoreThe bitter scheduling battle between the city and its bus drivers, mechanics and dispatchers has been squashed by an arbitrator, and negotiations for a new contract could begin as soon as August. The final arbitration award from Brian Keller was released late Friday, and favours the city’s position on implementing a scheduling system at OC […]
MoreVideo cameras are being developed at Carleton University, designed to monitor the before and after behaviour of cyclists in select spots across Ottawa. The cameras are already being used on a pilot basis at Stewart St./Waller St./Mackenzie King Bridge, said city spokeswoman Jocelyne Turner. “We do it to check things out,” said transportation committee chair […]
MoreSEE 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) […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/05/30/warm-dry-weather-a-welcome-relief-from-rain Rain boots and umbrellas, make way for sunblock and cleats. After a soggy month with nearly triple the rain of a year ago wreaking havoc on local sports teams’ schedules, the sunny blue skies and scorching temperatures are coming as a relief to many. “In my 19 years involved in Little League […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/04/26/candidates-talk-housing-during-lunch-at-shelter Marty Blair stopped into the Shepherds of Good Hope for a hot lunch Tuesday. “I’ve been on the street all night last night,” he said. Blair isn’t alone. In 2010 more than 7,000 people in Ottawa used homeless shelters. “But the most staggering thing was that 832 families actually found themselves in […]
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