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Bluetooth is being used for more than blasting tunes or chatting hands-free. City staff are working on a travel time project — set up along the Hwy. 417/174 corridor and Innes Rd./417 for east-end travel — gauging how long it takes drivers to reach one point to the next. The goal is to “track real-time […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/09/26/longfields-students-making-the-grade-in-math Superheroes and blockbuster movie posters line the walls of Mike Czudner’s Barrhaven classroom. It’s part of his formula for subtracting stress — mathematics may easily trigger that in a teenager. “If it’s something that they can relate to, and it has math in it and it’s fun, it brings down those anxiety […]
MoreTears and sweat were flowing on Parliament Hill Saturday marking the end of a three-day run and ride to honour fallen police officers. “We will never forget you,” said Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau. The 10th anniversary of the three-day, 460 km relay kicked off in Toronto, with runners and cyclists heading to the Canadian […]
MoreApplied math isn’t fazing English Catholic secondary students, who are scoring 14% higher than their public school peers, and 12% more than provincial counterparts, making Ottawans among the highest achievers in Ontario. So says a report with Grade 9 scores released by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) on Wednesday. “We are very pleased […]
MoreFans on Sens Mile are heartbroken, but still proud of their team’s stunning playoff run. “Go Sens go,” chanted fans on the patio at St. Louis Bar & Grill, giving a standing ovation in the closing seconds of Game 7 Thursday night. The New York Rangers eliminated the Senators 2-1 in a nail-biter at Madison […]
MoreThe city reached a tentative agreement with its largest union Thursday morning — avoiding layoffs, for now. Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 503 represents 6,300 inside and outside employees, or 37% of the city’s workforce. “In keeping with the usual labour relations practices, the details of the tentative agreement are confidential until ratified by […]
MoreThe city should proceed with redeveloping Lansdowne Park, despite pending legal proceedings, according to a report by city staff to be heard next week. The report recommends beginning construction works for soil remediation and the relocation of the Horticulture Building. “The public wants us to move forward with revitalizing Lansdowne because it has been ignored […]
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 […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/04/16/fans-whoop-it-up-at-scotiabank-place Sens faithful are still an optimistic bunch, despite team captain Daniel Alfredsson missing Game 3 vs. New York due to a concussion. “Without Alfie, doesn’t matter,” said Orléans resident Eric Lauzon, as he walked toward Scotiabank Place for the Senators’ first home game of the series against the Rangers Monday night. Gatineau’s […]
MoreThe city of Ottawa could be forced to open supervised drug injection clinics if the province says to — much like it did back in 2007 with the safe inhalation program for crack addicts. “City council voted to end the crack pipe program and it was ended. And then the province stepped in and forced […]
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