Archive 1997-2016
A decision by Ottawa city council to defer the construction of a southbound off-ramp on the Airport Parkway at Walkley Road is being viewed by some as a symbolic victory in the battle between public transportation and traffic congestion.
A new pilot program for expelled students in Ottawa will segregate them from regular students and focus on mental health in addition to academics, says Dan Wiseman, a coordinator at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
Jennifer Escander leans over a pool table and lines up her cue for a shot. After playing her turn, she joins her friends clustered around a nearby table, sipping beers and chatting. Escander lights a cigarette and takes a drag.
While business is thriving at a Centretown storeowner’s native crafts shop, his New York boutique now lies beneath the rubble at ground zero of the World Trade Center attack.