March 2008 - Page 5 of 15 - Centretown News

March 28, 2008 Avery Moore

Bylaw bars city from collecting pawnshop info

Yi Han, Centretown News

Rings Etc. Jewellers owner Stan Wise examines jewellery brought in from a Montreal company.

Following the lead of other Canadian cities, second-hand stores are no longer required to gather information on sellers for the City of Ottawa.

March 28, 2008 Tricia Van der Grient

Parole office consultations still not underway

Some local activists are questioning the snail's pace at which the federal government is searching for a new location for the controversial parole office on Elgin Street.

March 28, 2008 Ben Magnus

Spring thaw unlikely to lead to serious floods

Yi Han, Centretown News

After near record-breaking snowfalls this winter, the mountains of snow at the Bayview snow dump have reached mountainous proportions.

After a long winter of late buses, covered sidewalks, snow removal contract disputes, cracked roofs and discussions of tax surcharges, Centretown residents won’t have to worry about flooding according to the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.

March 28, 2008 Kendal Egli

‘The man with the plan wins’

Geoff Dembicki, Centretown News

Retired Anglican priest Garth Bulmer says the decision to announce his homosexuality was both personal and political.

When retired Anglican priest Garth Bulmer says goodbye, he doesn’t like to draw things out.