There’s a good reason why youngsters get a pet fish before a puppy. If you can care for a fish, maybe one day you’ll get a puppy. The cheap aquatic alternative teaches responsibility without much financial risk. If city council’s pet fish were OC Transpo, it would be bloated, floating and dead. And it would still want a dog named Tunnel.
Month: December 2009
Holmes wants public input into ‘living wage’ plan
Everald Robley’s electricity was shut off recently because he couldn‘t pay his bills. As winter made its first appearance in Ottawa, he had no hot showers, no heating in his home, no warm food on his plate.
Four years later, Bay Street wrecks still await demolition
The onset of winter weather is causing Bay Street residents and business owners to worry that the street’s dilapidated properties are more than just an eyesore – they are a fire hazard. 
Yun Wu, Centretown NewsThese dilapitated Bay Street properties have been waiting for redevelopment since 2005.
Cellphones may feed parking meters
People use cellphones to talk and to text, but soon Ottawa residents may be able to use them to pay for parking.