The City of Ottawa has issued a reminder that overnight parking restrictions will be in effect across the city starting November 15.
Overnight parking restrictions come into effect this weekend
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Month: November 2014
Downtown highrises lethal for avian population
Fangliang Xu, Centretown News
Anouk Hoedeman collects birds that have collided with highrises in downtown Ottawa.Every fall, high above Ottawa’s towering offices and sprawling city streets, a great migration takes place. From mid-August to November, hundreds of birds, from warblers to waxwings to woodpeckers, cross the city each night as they flee the chill of the approaching winter.
Museums lobby for more money for youth works program
The annual Canadian Museums Day on Parliament Hill will take place Nov. 18 and this year, museum professionals are lobbying for an increased investment of $5 million per year in the Young Canada Works program, creating nearly 1,000 new jobs and internships for students.
McKenney pushes for more bike parking
Centretown cyclists may soon get more bike parking now that Catherine McKenney has won the battle to replace Diane Holmes as Somerset Ward councillor.