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Online/New Media by rochekellyMarch 20, 2012February 27, 2013

Off-duty cop nailed in ticket blitz

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/03/20/off-duty-cop-nailed-in-ticket-blitz?channelColor=news Temps are soaring and so are speedometers. A 68-minute blitz by Ottawa police Tuesday, their first of the season, nabbed 13 speeders including an off-duty cop on a motorcycle clocked going 202 km/h heading eastbound on Hwy. 174. Yannik Bernard faces a charge of stunt driving under the Highway Traffic Act. The […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyOctober 2, 2011October 3, 2011

City slipshod on bogus bins

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 […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 20, 2011August 7, 2011

$650K fire in rural west Ottawa

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/20/crews-battle-fire-in-rural-west-ottawa Neighbours feared a Stittsville retiree was trapped inside his burning house Monday morning, but it turned out he’s the one who made the 911 call. “I was outside cutting the grass,” said Geoff Stevens, who lives at 304 Spruce Ridge Rd., in a three-bedroom house listed for sale at $375,000. Situated in […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMay 31, 2011January 20, 2012

Riding OC without AC

It’s hotter in my car than it is on a city bus with no air conditioning. That’s the verdict after riding the 94 from Fallowfield to the Rideau Centre Tuesday afternoon. Armed with a thermometer, the needle was at 32C when I boarded. All the windows were open, and about 25 people were on board. […]