Archive 1997-2016
By Natasha Gleiser
Ottawa cyclists are worried about their bikes being stolen after last month’s discovery that some locks could be picked with a simple ballpoint pen.
Theft is a problem in Ottawa — 196 bikes were stolen in September, says Tom Cybulski from the Ottawa Police Service records section.
By Jordan Shifman
Ottawa city council will contribute $5.47 million to the city’s new concert hall, but it will remain off limits until the federal and provincial governments, as well as the community, offer financial help.
The Ottawa Chamber Music Society’s director, Julian Armour, along with his staff and countless volunteers, has been working diligently for months to bring a medium-sized, 925-seat, contemporary music complex to a city craving more arts. He says these next goals can be achieved, but they can’t be achieved alone. “We’ve been going on all fronts. We did about two years worth of work in three months, but it’s not over,” he says. “The biggest obstacle is getting municipal funding and that’s done. It’s a tremendous breakthrough that the councillors approved the hall. We need their help in creating and promoting it.”
By Miriana Dundek
The recent grand opening of another youth centre in Ottawa will improve access to resources and opportunities available for a disadvantaged segment of the city’s population.
“Through projects like these, young Canadians gain the skills that will allow them to find productive and meaningful work and enable them to reach their full potential,” said Marlene Catterall, Liberal MP for Ottawa-West Nepean.
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