Archive 1997-2016
Anti-social behaviour is spreading on the streets of Ottawa. Buses have fallen silent and lines at the bank have become less chatty as the proliferation of dangling white earbud cords marks the triumph of the personal cocoon over public space.
A new definition of death could end up saving lives, argues Dayanti Karunaratne.
Panhandlers across Ottawa are unionizing to fight for the moral and legal right to ask for spare change, says union organizer Andrew Nell.
The city may soon be clearing the snow banks left by plows at the end of residential driveways. City council’s transportation committee is looking into developing a pilot project to provide the service.