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Ottawa Public Health officials insist steps are being taken to clean up discarded drug paraphernalia after dirty needles were recently dumped in a Byward Market restaurant toilet and a six-year-old boy was pricked in Carlington. “Every time we talk to someone who’s using drugs, we counsel them about safe disposal of their equipment,” said associate […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/03/24/courtesy-counts-on-bus Passengers behaving badly. Each day, people riding the bus in Ottawa turn to social media to gripe about each other. They also vent about buses being late, early, dirty, crowded, hot, cold, going too fast, not going fast enough, etc. A record number of folks are using public transit — OC Transpo […]
MoreApple users in Ottawa are the first ones testing the city’s My Transit-OC Transpo mobile application, following its launch at a transit commission meeting Wednesday morning. The free bilingual app gives riders instant access to information on bus routes, closest stops and predicted arrival times using GPS data to identify the user’s location, showing the […]
MoreOC Transpo’s new boss is taking a hands-on approach to customer service. John Manconi phoned an upset bus rider on March 4 — one day after a Sun story lambasted the transit company’s response to a February 27 accident. “He said he saw the article in the paper on Saturday,” said Shelley Pollock. “So he […]
MoreAn OC Transpo driver is being charged under a public transit bylaw following a rush-hour crash on the Transitway last month that sent 12 people to hospital. Merrick Morgan, 64, of Ottawa is charged with “failing to ensure it is safe to turn left at any intersection,” said Ottawa police Const. Henri Lanctot. “The turn […]
MoreA long-time OC Transpo rider says she’s appalled at the “communication breakdown” between transit staff following a bus accident downtown in which her daughter was hurt. “Customer service is so bad,” said Shelley Pollock. On Feb. 27, Pollock’s daughter, Zoe Crego, was riding Route 96 heading downtown from Kanata. Just before 1 p.m., the 96 […]
MoreBY KELLY ROCHE & DOUG HEMPSTEAD A dedicated father and ski enthusiast was one of three killed, along with his teenage son, in a two-vehicle crash that injured two others, closing Hwy. 7 for hours Wednesday. John David Duffy, 47 and his son, Thomas Duffy, 16, from Orleans were pronounced dead at the scene, about […]
MoreAs Dr. Donald Chow lay on a hospital bed clinging to life, he was paged for his own surgery. His face, covered in blood, wasn’t recognizable to his colleagues at the Civic hospital’s trauma unit. “I guess when I got to the hospital, I must’ve looked like a Sens fan, with my face all painted […]
MoreA small business owner isn’t convinced limited parking near the new Lansdowne Park will force Ottawans to embrace the bus. “Nobody’s going to go park off site and take a bus, and then go to a game, and then come back on a bus, and then get to their parking site, and take off, because […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/14/lansdowne-will-rely-on-buses-report Football fans better stock up on bus tickets. The only practical way to get to the revitalized Lansdowne Park will be by bus, according to traffic strategies outlined in a city report. “I’m not sure everybody who voted for Lansdowne is aware that they, in a sense, voted for something that will […]
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