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Residents provide garbage feedback

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/22/16996836.html#/news/ottawa/2011/01/22/pf-16994081.html Valerie Kilpatrick is talking a lot of trash –about her green bin. “In the winter, I’ve got an overload,” she said, referring to the bi-weekly collection this time of year. So to avoid sending it to the landfill, she’s storing food waste in the freezer. “And I’ve barely got room in the […]

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City’s tallest building planned for Little Italy

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/18/16939726.html#/news/ottawa/2011/01/18/pf-16939726.html The idea of a 35-storey condo tower in Little Italy is getting mixed reviews from residents and retailers. “It depends, I mean if it’s a nice looking building I’m sure it won’t be an eyesore but it is going to be tall,” said Jeff Jacques from Slan Printing. “You certainly won’t be […]

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Mental health walk-in clinic a saviour for stressed teens

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/14/16894481.html For teenagers like Leo Nuhijaj, juggling responsibilities isn’t easy. “I have basketball, then after basketball I have work, then after work I have to study for my exams and summatives. So it’s really stressful,” Nuhijaj, 16, said. To help stressed out teens, the Youth Services Bureau (YSB) is launching a free mental […]

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Record number of fliers in 2010 at airport

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/12/16861361.html#/news/ottawa/2011/01/12/pf-16861361.html Almost four-and-a-half million passengers flew out of the Ottawa International Airport in 2010, setting a new record. “We’ve finished the year at 5.7% higher than last year,” said Paul Benoit, Airport Authority president and CEO. “I think the important part of that isn’t that the airport has that much traffic. It’s that […]

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Province kicks in $2M for dental help

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/11/16849516.html Ottawa Public Health is getting two million dollars from the province’s Healthy Smiles program. That means up to 10,000 local children from low-income families can access free dental care at public clinics. And that’s good news to people who consider visiting the dentist a luxury. “I really need to clean my teeth […]

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Poisoned dog returns home

Salsa — the dog poisoned in her own backyard — has returned home to Stittsville. “She’s quieter. She’s not as bouncy as she was, but she’s OK,” owner Eleanor Elliott said. The owner took the 8-lb. peekapoo to the Ottawa Veterinary Hospital at 3 a.m. Sunday after noticing erratic behaviour. The vet confirmed Salsa had […]

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Dog poisoned by unknown substance

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/01/09/16818431.html A Stittsville woman is shocked and upset after her dog was poisoned in her own backyard sometime Saturday night. “She was lifeless,” Eleanor Elliott said about her puppy, Salsa. “It was just horrifying. I was hysterical.” Elliott said the three-and-a-half year old peekapoo started acting strange. She took Salsa, who weighs eight […]

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Hundreds remember murder victim

Inside the artistic, inviting, and warmly decorated house of Allan and Robin O’Connor in Orleans, hundreds of friends trickled in Saturday to celebrate Simon Hubbard’s zeal for life. “Anytime people were getting together and Simon showed up, people had a little more fun,” said Steve Lafond, who’s known Hubbard for more than 30 years. Hubbard, […]

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