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SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/07/16464231.html King Edward Avenue is a graveyard for drivers and pedestrians, according to a group of Lowertown residents. “Every year for the last five years there’s been somebody killed on King Edward Avenue or near it,” said Marc Aubin, chair of the King Edward task force . And now, they’re launching an anti-speeding […]
MoreOC Transpo’s $12.1-million Next Stop announcement system will be on most buses by March 31, 2011 – a month later than originally planned. By then, the website states, the entire fleet should be equipped with the Next Stop technology, which calls out major and requested stops along the routes in English and French. About 500 […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/02/16405836.html Sending kindergarten teachers to off-site daycares could be the solution if the public school board isn’t given enough money from the province to renovate or build new schools to accommodate the third round of Ontario’s full-day kindergarten program. So says the former chair of the Ottawa Carleton district school board. “We haven’t […]
MoreJustin Honarvar began buying scratch tickets in Grade 11, shelling out between $5 to $10 a day. During the course of one year, that’s anywhere from $1,820 to $3,640 — a lot of money for a teenager to throw away. “But I’d win,” he said. High school students tell the Sun they regularly see peers […]
MoreOttawa police are rewarding drivers for not texting or talking without a bluetooth while cruising the east and south ends of the city. In December and January, east district traffic cops will give two free movie passes to drivers who have pulled over to use their cell phones. Bluetooth users are not going to be […]
MoreThe Canada Science and Technology Museum is still assessing damage from last summer’s earthquake that forced the closure of the iconic lighthouse on St. Laurent Blvd. The lighthouse remains closed nearly five months after the magnitude 5.0 quake after mercury spilled from the bearing for the rotating light. “Less than a litre of mercury was […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/11/15/16156091.html Generosity took centre stage at the Chateau Laurier Monday night during the 16th Annual Philanthropy Awards. “This is an opportunity for the Association of Fundraising Professionals here in Ottawa to recognize some outstanding donors in our community,” said committee chair Norma Lamont. They’re applauding people like 21-year-old Ryan Williams of Winchester, who […]
MoreSEE VIDEO: http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/11/11/16098351.html The two biggest student unions at Carleton University are taking the school’s administration to court for holding $7 million in student fees. “It’s really treating us like children where we have to say OK mommy, daddy, I really need this money for this month. Can you please give it to me?,” said […]
MoreSEE VIDEO: http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/11/11/16098231.html Business — along with the dough — is rising at Trillium Bakery where customers like Sheryn Sauve are flocking to buy freshly-baked goods that are gluten-free. “I have an allergy to gluten that I just found out that I’ve got,” said Sauve. But not everyone lining up for a loaf, brownie, or […]
MoreIt’s harvest season and area farmers are saying it’s a good year for soybeans and field corn. “We have one of the best crops I’ve ever grown,” said Don Kenny of Blondehead Farms in Stittsville. Kenny is also chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario and said it’s been a bumper crop of corn across […]
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