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Eat well. Rest well. You’re going to need all your strength. That’s what the “team of horses” was told by coach, err, city election chief Catherine Bergeron in the days leading up to the election. “In 2010, I lost my voice,” for three weeks due to stress, said Bergeron. It’s an experience she’s learned from. […]
MoreThe city reached a tentative agreement with its largest union Thursday morning — avoiding layoffs, for now. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 503 represents 6,300 inside and outside employees, or 37% of the city’s workforce. “In keeping with the usual labour relations practices, the details of the tentative agreement are confidential until ratified by […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/14/lansdowne-will-rely-on-buses-report Football fans better stock up on bus tickets. The only practical way to get to the revitalized Lansdowne Park will be by bus, according to traffic strategies outlined in a city report. “I’m not sure everybody who voted for Lansdowne is aware that they, in a sense, voted for something that will […]
MoreOC Transpo has known about illegitimate clothing donation boxes on city property for at least six months but hasn’t acted quickly to remove them, according to the head of a struggling not-for-profit group. “They didn’t bother to check it out,” said Ottawa Neighbourhood Services president Patricia Lemieux, adding her staff have repeatedly been told the […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/08/30/no-suspects-leading-up-to-leblanc-funeral Despite having no suspects, Gatineau’s police chief is confident his squad will find Valerie Leblanc’s killer. “There is a lot of work that has been done since day one,” chief Mario Harel said during a press conference at Gatineau city hall Tuesday. “We are investigating each lead.” Police set up a command […]
MorePolice should have notified the public about a sexual predator targeting women in the Byward Market, says the head of the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre. “Whether it was a single assault or a serial assault,” a press release should’ve come out sooner, said executive director Sandy Onyalo. “Men do pick on women who they perceive […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/10/16507416.html#/news/ottawa/2010/12/10/pf-16509556.html There’s barely any snow on the ground, but that’s supposed to change Sunday. Forecasters are predicting freezing rain or about five to 10 cm of snow. And the city’s public works department is ready. “If it comes as predicted, we’ll have all our staff out on Sunday, Monday. That will consist of […]
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