The NCC and the Centretown community are more alike than they think, argues Klara Pachner
Two Peas in a Pod
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Month: February 2000
Curbing youth violence
A recent proposal to eliminate one-way streets in Centretown is quite a reversal from the plan a few years ago which converted the very same streets from two-way to one-way.
Library gets largest private donation ever
Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ plan to make the Internet more accessible has reached the Ottawa area.
Downtown necessary link in guide-dog training regimen
By Mike Hinds
Please, leave the dogs alone.
That’s all Sue Hawkins wants you to do if you see her with a guide dog. It’s okay to talk to Hawkins but chances are the dog is being trained and needs to concentrate on the job at hand.
“If you see a dog working, please don’t distract them, and don’t feed them,” says Hawkins, head guide dog instructor for the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. “It’s extremely important,” she says, because distractions can hinder its progress.