Local resident Lana Stewart is looking for public input about what should be advertised on signs she is making to show the distance on foot and bike to places of interest in Ottawa.
Month: December 2013
Program empowers youth through creativity
An Ottawa program that helps at-risk and homeless youth is mixing art, activism and academic research to shed light on their experiences and share their unique perspectives with the community.
New police program will prevent violence against women
The Ottawa Police Service is looking into creating a new program to raise awareness about violence against women after Centretown was painted purple during the “Shine the Light” campaign earlier this month.
Ottawa Catholic School Board throws support behind cyber bullying bill
The Ottawa Catholic School Board supports the government of Canada’s plans to enact legislation to deal with issues of cyber bullying and agrees that Bill C-13 would bring the Criminal Code up to date in students’ best interest, according to Peter Atkinson, the board's superintendent of continuing and community education, and safe and accepting schools.