Archive 1997-2016
Bank Street business owners are divided over a recent proposal by local gay and lesbian community activists to officially recognize the strip between Gladstone and Laurier avenues as Ottawa’s gaybourhood.
Ottawa should take pride in its diversity and support a unified community rather than ghettoizing gays in the name of perceived safety and acceptance.
Two out of five Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Help us change that statistic this April by joining the Canadian Cancer Society as a volunteer door-to-door canvasser. Money raised will help fund leading-edge Canadian cancer research, provide information on all types of cancer and deliver community support services. To walk your block as a volunteer canvasser, contact Loretta Fleming at 723-1744 extension 226.
Everyone dislikes being in a store where they have to go hunting for someone to answer their question. Conversely, they also dislike being pestered by salespeople as they browse the new releases at an electronics store.