Ottawa Public Health and the Canadian Cancer Society are offering Centretown quitters a chance to win big next month.
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Month: February 2009
Extra transit funds not enough for health centres
Even with extra funding, community health and resource centres in Ottawa were struggling to provide patients with transportation alternatives in a city rocked by the transit strike.
Standing up for Steve
The death of a lively wordsmith remembered for his wit, unique turns of phrase and relentless ability to make people laugh has left a hole in Ottawa’s tight-knit slam poetry scene.
Elizabeth Beddall, Centretown NewsFaye Estrella, Steve Sauvé's girlfriend, recites his poem Heart beside a candle created in his memory. Sauvé, who passed away in January, was an inspiration to many in Ottawa's poetry scene for his comedic style and self-deprecating humour.
Residents want water tested
Recipients of an information bulletin handed out in mid-January about the risk of lead in household drinking water are lining up to get their water tested.