Month: October 2014

The City of Ottawa’s built heritage sub-committee has recommended that city council move to preserve two examples of a vanishing style of architecture in the downtown core.

One year into its anti-gang campaign, Crime Prevention Ottawa released a report last month showing signs of progress, despite a challenging year for police. With more than 30 shootings in the city so far in 2014 – already surpassing last year’s total – organizers are emphasizing positive results in local communities beyond the numbers.

Hollaback! Ottawa is hoping to make the streets a little safer by putting the issue of gender-based violence on the agenda for the Oct. 27 municipal election.