It's a tough climb for those at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, according to the city’s new 10-year plan to address homelessness.
City plan addresses homelessness
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Month: October 2013
Watson’s light-rail vision subject to external funding
Ottawa will be home to a far-reaching, 19-station light rail transit system in 10 years if the plan unveiled by Mayor Jim Watson Wednesday morning gets the government cash it needs.
Plague of the poisonous parsnips
Wild parsnip, a weed that causes burns to people’s skin – and in some cases blindness – is a problem that needs to be dealt with more quickly in areas around Ottawa, including Centretown, city councillors say.
Annie Rooney, 2011 A field of potentially dangerous wild parsnips.
City moves ahead with downtown ‘eco-district’
City council has given its support to a landmark plan to transform downtown into a formal “eco-district,” renovating office buildings, facilitating community environmental projects and creating a model for other wards to emulate in the future.