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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 […]
MoreAccording to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to prevent drowning is supervision. The American Lifeguard Association has joined a water safety movement called Zero Drowning. Money is raised for local pools, lakes and beaches and 100% of it goes back to the participating facilities. Pledging means committing to zero distractions […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/17/ottawa-pools-a-no-text-zone A person can drown faster than you can type SOS and hit send. And that’s no laughing matter. Lifeguard Emma Walker has no problem texting “TTYL” and putting her phone away when she’s at work. “You make sure you have enough self control not to be playing with your phone or whatever,” […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/17/overflow-crowd-bids-farewell-to-young-man-killed-in-crash There wasn’t enough room in St. Anthony’s Church to hold all the people who wanted to remember Tony Adamo Friday morning. “He was just an amazing person,” said friend Heather Moore, who’s known him since grade seven. “There’s never anything bad to say about him…(He was) so talented, I’m just going to […]
MoreCanadians may know hockey, but we need to work on our stroke IQ. A major national study by the Canadian Stroke Network finds two-thirds of stroke patients admitted to hospital don’t get there in time to receive the best possible care. South-Ottawa resident Hector Mackenzie suffered a stroke almost three years ago and received tPA, […]
MoreSusan Jakobson thought she’d dodged depression. She had made it to her 50s without being affected, even though, it runs in her family, “starting with my grandmother, my mother, sister, her daughter, and even my own daughter.” But three years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 53. Then the depression […]
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) […]
MoreForget about Muskoka — Ontario cottage buyers are heading to the Ottawa Valley, where Barry’s Bay is the new black. “It started off with a bang and it’s still very busy. It’s probably the best spring in about four years,” said Re/Max broker Cathy Pitts. Cottage sales are booming across Canada, where demand rose in […]
MoreAlcohol and excessive speed are factors in the death of Tony Adamo, police confirmed Sunday. The popular 21-year-old was killed early Saturday when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a culvert head on in Barrhaven. Paramedics found Adamo under his bike in the culvert on Longfields Dr. near Woodroffe Ave. around 2:20 a.m. […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/11/huge-lineup-at-church-gas-giveaway Free gas had hundreds pumped up as they waited in line at a Pioneer station in Gloucester Saturday. “My blood is flowing, I’m having an adrenaline rush right now,” said Thaiba Saadaq, 25, as she got close to the front of the line after driving in from the west end. Claudius Smith […]
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