On a Saturday night, it’s easy to walk into your favourite bar or pub and get a table right away. Everyone is outside, smoking.
Dirty, butt-ridden streets unfortunate legacy of smoking ban
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Month: October 2001
Pennies for the world’s richest country?
Serge Bastien, who works at the Hard Rock Café in the ByWard Market, donated his entire two-week paycheque – $702.12 – to the Canadian Red Cross and the victims of the U.S. tragedy.
Centre tenants wanted community
I commend Centretown News for its coverage of the continuing saga of the Bronson Centre and the story about Heartwood House (Sept. 28). There are a few key points that require clarification, however.
The five groups that left the centre never demanded to be part of the appointed board of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, as reported. The idea of having at least one token representative to serve on behalf of the actual users of the building had been discussed among all 29 tenant organizations a number of times over the years and was simply refused yet again in September 2000.
Units to house homeless women
The Elizabeth Fry Society, a non-profit organization that works with women who are, or who are at risk of coming into conflict with the law, will use its share of $2.25-million in federal funding to convert space at the Bronson Centre into transitional housing units for six women and two families.