Bowing to local pressure, Ottawa’s newest radio station has decided to pull its controversial “lock-up-your-daughters” advertising campaign from buses, billboard and bus stops.
Sigrid Forberg, Centretown NewsAds such as this have been scrapped by Virgin Radio.
Month: February 2009
‘Snitch’ bill pits safety advocates against civil libertarians
Centretown residents are clashing over a provincial bill aimed at helping police shut down properties allegedly being used for criminal activities in Ottawa.
Bronson Ave. facing lengthy disruption
Residents and business owners who’ve endured construction chaos on Bank and Preston streets are facing another infrastructure nightmare along a major downtown thoroughfare: a preposed water main replacement expected to shut down Bronson Avenue for several months as early as next year.
City of OttawaTwo city workers stand inside a 1,980-mm water pipe, the kind of which will be installed under Bronson Avenue in 2010-2011.
Feds to revisit work rules for Ottawa bus drivers
The city misinformed the public about one of the key scheduling issues during Ottawa's 51-day transit strike, say critics of how work stoppage was handled.