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In her “Soapbox” column in your Oct. 26 issue, Corinne Smith fudged her research a bit, and it shows.
Trying to prove that Ottawans “are not used to innovation and imagination” in urban planning — in mass transit in particular — Ms. Smith wrote: “With streetcars gone, bus service eventually took to the road.”
Bar owners should stop slamming their heads against the wall and give up their challenge of the new smoking bylaw. It’s too expensive to fight and unlikely to be overturned after withstanding one court challenge earlier this year.
Due to life-threatening allergies to peanuts, the Canadian School Boards Association has updated their publication, Anaphylaxis: A Handbook for School Boards, to assist school boards in implementing policies to address this issue.
Ottawa’s public health department is implementing a pilot project within the next few months to provide needles with a retractable point to help with the city’s drug problem.