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Overcrowding in Ottawa’s downtown public schools has reached a tipping point. At Elgin Street Public School, some classes are held in the library. First Avenue Public School in the Glebe will be unable to find space for the new students expected to enroll in September.
Centretown residents are answering Ottawa’s massive garbage collection survey with concerns specific to highrise homes.
With waste collection service contracts expiring in 2012, the City of Ottawa is re-examining its Yellow Bag program for small businesses, which has attracted relatively few shop owners since it was launched five years ago as a way to divert more garbage from landfills.
Sasha Johnson, Centretown NewsSchedules for garbage, green bin and recycling pick-up may soon change.
After pulling up its century-old floorboards in a recent renovation, the Canadian Museum of Nature is finding a new life for the wooden planks – as keychains.