editorial strategist – educator – creative solutions
OC 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 […]
MoreClothing donation bins claiming to be for charities continue to crop up across Ottawa on city property. Thanks to a tip from a Sun reader, a donation box was spotted Tuesday in the east end near the main entrance of the Trim Rd. park-and-ride station. The boxes are not permitted on OC Transpo property, said […]
MoreBe skeptical of alleged charities who only want clothes while turning down furniture, appliances, housewares, and other valuables, says Ottawa Neighbourhood Services executive director Patricia Lemieux. “It’s a lucrative business for organizations that can do this,” she said. She wants the city to educate residents about clothing donations and the difference between real charities and […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/02/03/17142006.html If there’s a red X on it, it’s going down. Trees infested with the emerald ash borer are now being removed by the city’s forestry services department. The ash borer is a shiny green insect that gets under the bark and kills all species of ash trees. In July 2008 it surfaced […]
More
Kelly Roche - Storyteller 