Archive 1997-2016
By Jen Ross
The Y2K bug is a boon for business. As the world spends an estimated $2 trillion fixing it, one wonders if the so-called blunder was entirely accidental.
Here’s my theory: The Y2K bug is part of a plot to boost business both by forcing people to upgrade or replace computers and electronics and instill fear, prompting consumers to buy freeze-dried goodies, generators and a whole array of things they wouldn’t otherwise need.
By Michael Bassett
Some Sparks Street Mall merchants are reporting higher Christmas sales for 1998, but opinions are mixed as to whether the malls experiment with new Christmas decorations was behind the boost in business.
All eight Sparks Street Mall businesses surveyed reported sales were up this December and Peter Harris, Sparks Street Mall manager, said although management does not collect sales data from the merchants, he has been told that sales are up along the mall this year.
By Lily Nguyen
Calling it nothing personal, Ottawa Centre MP Mac Harb says he will continue his fight to remove the words “illegitimate child” from federal legislation in the coming session of Parliament.
“It’s not a good idea for us to stigmatize a child. It creates a special category. We tell an individual you’re not in the norm,” he says.
By Damali Nabagereka
Technical delays at the National Capital Commission mean Centretown residents will have to wait a little longer for the report on the first phase of public consultations on the NCC’s 50-year vision for Ottawa.
The report was to have been released in November and a revised proposal was supposed to be announced this month.