Archive 1997-2016
With the high costs of rent, gas and food, many parents are finding it increasingly difficult to pay for school fees and city council is calling on the provincial government to ease this burden on low-income families.
Fuel-saving technologies waiting in wings
Re: Ottawa tries to prepare for day when world runs out of oil, Feb. 10.
Reading Kristen Everson’s article about the Ottawa-Gatineau Peak Oil Forum, I can’t tell if only she or also the event participants know nothing about the status and availability of subsitutes for oil.
It’s time for Canadians to wake up and smell the maple leaves. The events of Sept. 11 have revitalized the value of military might and while 9-11 has sent the U.S. into a frenzied defence buildup, Canada has more or less decided to sit on the sidelines.
Providing alcoholics with free drinks not as crazy as it sounds, argues Melanie Sharpe.