Archive 1997-2016
By Nick Greenfield
A new automated bank machine in the Royal Bank at 99 Bank St. is the first step in a co-ordinated effort to make businesses user-friendly for people with disabilities.
Sharlyn Ayotte is president of T-Base Research and Development Inc., an Ottawa business that creates information technology for people with visual disabilities.
T-Base is a personal crusade for Ayotte, 45, who lost her sight nearly 20 years ago.
By Rita Trichur
The Ottawa Public Library says run-down buildings, overcrowded branches and a complete loss of provincial funding are making libraries “dysfunctional” and leaving patrons weary of waiting in long lines.
The Library Board says it needs $9.5 million from City Council over the next 10 years to keep the situation in check.
By Chad Paulin
Ottawa has yet to be blasted by winter’s coldest temperatures, but already the city’s shelters for the homeless are bursting at the seams.
Workers at four inner-city shelters — three for men, one for women — say they’re already full and anticipate even more demand when the cold weather strikes.
By Chandra Price
A day-care centre based at McNabb Park School has refused to extend its operating hours in order to show support for striking teachers.
“I asked them to extend their hours but they said they need to support the teachers on strike,” says parent Mei Qing Tang.