King Edward Ave

Online/New Media by rochekellySeptember 4, 2011September 5, 2011

Homeless not being targeted: Cops

The 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. […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJuly 12, 2011January 20, 2012

Speedsters a deadly problem on King Edward Ave.

From cars and trucks to Gatineau bus drivers, pretty much everyone guns it along King Edward Ave. according to Lowertown residents who released the results of an independent study Tuesday. Roughly 85% of vehicles pushed 70 km/h in both directions — almost double what’s allowed. The limit on King Edward Ave. is 40 km/h, while […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJune 26, 2011February 11, 2012

Homeless centre not a good fit: Residents

On Friday, the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa is reclaiming St. Alban’s Church on King Edward Ave. Plans are in place to bring its homeless drop-in, Centre 454, back to the church basement. The daytime program operated at the church from 1976 to 1999 then moved to Murray St., where it’s remained since. The move should […]