Between advertising, salaries, rent and telephone bills, running in a federal election is becoming increasingly expensive and candidates from smaller parties are not happy about it.
NDP highest election spender
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Month: April 2001
Long-time Preston St. smokers support ban
Every afternoon Mario Marcono comes to Café Azzurri to play cards with his friends, drink a cup of coffee and smoke. Although Marcono, 62, has been smoking for 50 years, he supports the proposed Ottawa bylaw that bans smoking in restaurant or bars.
St. Anthony’s will stay put
The Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board has decided that moving St. Anthony’s elementary school from Booth Street would pose a safety risk for its 229 students.
Councillors fight projected property-tax hike
Ottawa’s economic boom may bust the bank for some Centretown residents.