Archive 1997-2016
Project Purse, a charity drive to collect purses and fill them with winter wear and toiletries for homeless women, brought in more than 400 holiday care packages at drop-off locations around Ottawa.
The RCMP honoured 12 RCMP officers and six former Parliament Hill security personnel at RCMP headquarters in Ottawa recently for their collective response to the shooting on Oct. 22, 2014, awarding them the Commissioner's Commendation for Bravery.
The City of Ottawa has opened a new section of the Laurier Avenue bikeway between Albert Street and Bay Street, but local cyclists say more improvements could be made to the city’s cycling infrastructure.
Joan Kuyek, the GottaGo! campaigner pushing to bring more public toilets to downtown Ottawa, was among 21 finalists for this year’s Everyday Political Citizen Awards, a national program aimed at promoting civic activism.