While Toronto residents quickly raised a protest against Ontario’s revamped sex-education curriculum, Centretown parents are showing support for the new guidelines about the birds and the bees.
Month: March 2015
City warns against door-to-door salesmen
The City of Ottawa is asking residents to be on the lookout for door-to-door sales people spreading false information about the city’s water quality.
First World War teddy bear inspires book
Sasha Erfanian, Centretown News
Britt Braaten, learning specialist at the Canadian War Museum, stands in front of the case holding Teddy, the bear given to Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers by his daughter Aileen before he went off to fight in the First World War. The 100-year-old-bear was found in Roger's pocket when his body was recovered from Passchendaele.A book launch at the Canadian War Museum is set to bring the story of “Teddy” – a much-loved national wartime artifact – to life again.
Ottawa ratifies an increase in transit fees
The City of Ottawa approved a 2.5 per cent increase in OC Transpo fares after city councillors met Wednesday to pass the 2015 budget.