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She’s had it with circling the Eagleson Park & Ride and never finding a spot. A Kanata woman wants to know why residents should use public transit if parking isn’t available at suburban lots. “I just think it’s messed up. I don’t think it’s right,” said Diana Arthurs. “I can’t afford to be ticketed $55 […]
MoreA “treasure chest” of Canadian accomplishments nestled in the heart of the capital could be our answer to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. And the former U.S. embassy built in 1931, now sitting vacant across from Parliament Hill, is the perfect place to house it. That’s the vision of Mayor Jim Watson, who came up […]
MoreA small business owner isn’t convinced limited parking near the new Lansdowne Park will force Ottawans to embrace the bus. “Nobody’s going to go park off site and take a bus, and then go to a game, and then come back on a bus, and then get to their parking site, and take off, because […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/11/19/santa-comes-to-town Kim Beauchamp has been attending the annual Help Santa Toy Parade since she was a child. Now, she’s passing on the tradition to her seven-year-old daughter, Alyssa McCoshen, and five-year-old niece, Emma Beauchamp. “It’s their first time, so they’re really excited,” she said, as they camped out near Bank St. on Saturday […]
MoreThe soft launch of the city’s new transit schedule Sunday had some riders smiling and others griping. “For today, I’m happy,” said Ann Martins, who’s been riding the bus for many years. She was catching Route 4 along Rideau St. near the mall. “Now I take one bus, instead of two or four,” she said. […]
MoreThe sister of Ottawa’s latest murder victim feared for Leeanne Lawson’s life on Ottawa’s Lowertown streets. “The area that she was living in, I’ve been there,” Melissa Sauder told the Sun, adding she’s visited Lowertown twice in the last three years. “It was scary. I came in there with my fairly nice car,” she said. […]
MoreLeeanne Lawson usually wrote letters to her sister. When four months went by without one, her sister knew something was up. “This summer I was so worried, because it never goes that long,” Melissa Sauder said. “Something wasn’t right.” Her worst fears were confirmed around 7 p.m. Friday when police told their mother her sister’s […]
MoreA two-day prostitution sweep netted 18 arrests in Lowertown and Vanier, but Ottawa Police say it’s not an issue specific to downtown neighbourhoods. “We find prostitution across the city,” said Insp. Uday Jaswal. “A lot of it is driven by poverty, addiction.” Police arrested 18 women Wednesday and Thursday, laying 44 charges. Prostitution isn’t illegal, […]
MoreMayor Jim Watson donned a helmet and a white T-shirt with a red bicycle, reading, Be the Change, as he cut the ribbon Sunday on Laurier Ave. “We have finally delivered a segregated bike lane for the cyclists of Ottawa,” he told the crowd. He gave kudos to council for voting unanimously for the lanes, […]
MoreMinutes after it opened Sunday, cyclists weren’t alone using the city’s new segregated bike lane on Laurier Ave. A mix of rollerbladers, skateboarders, parents with strollers, mopeds, and pedestrians were spotted between Bronson Ave. and Elgin St. The city couldn’t say for sure if they were allowed there. “That’s very clear, it’s a bike lane […]
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