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Health by rochekellyJanuary 3, 2012January 4, 2012

Hospital execs’ big bucks contracts now public

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/03/hospital-execs-big-bucks-contracts-now-public Hospitals came clean Tuesday, revealing executives’ big salaries and perks. The Ottawa Hospital’s CEO Dr. Jack Kitts tops the list, earning $517,700 with an additional $12,000 annual car allowance. Kitts also doesn’t pay into his pension — it’s covered by the hospital. “People like Dr. Kitts are really important to the system. […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyAugust 22, 2011August 22, 2011

Layton’s greatest contribution to Canada?

What was Jack Layton’s greatest contribution to Canada? Reporter Kelly Roche hit the streets of Ottawa to find out. SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/videos/ottawa-region?autoStart=true&videoId=1123745859001&pageNumber=0

Online/New Media by rochekellyApril 26, 2011May 1, 2011

Candidates talk housing during lunch at shelter

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/04/26/candidates-talk-housing-during-lunch-at-shelter Marty Blair stopped into the Shepherds of Good Hope for a hot lunch Tuesday. “I’ve been on the street all night last night,” he said. Blair isn’t alone. In 2010 more than 7,000 people in Ottawa used homeless shelters. “But the most staggering thing was that 832 families actually found themselves in […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyMarch 26, 2011April 20, 2011

Ottawa candidates start the race

Scrambled eggs, toast, breakfast sausage, and a side of blue signs kicked off the Conservative campaign in Ottawa’s west end Saturday morning. Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod and Ottawa-West Nepean federal incumbent John Baird riled up the crowd as fellow MP Pierre Poilievre launched his campaign for re-election in Nepean-Carleton at Greenfield’s Pub in Barrhaven. More […]