Has there been a more bungled program in recent history than Canada Post’s implementation of community mailboxes?
Month: January 2016
New library partnership spawns debate
Debate over the Ottawa Public Library’s new central branch has heated up following a recent partnership between the library board and Library and Archives Canada.
LED lights may affect stargazing
Amateur astronomers are raising concerns about the likelihood that light pollution will adversely affect local stargazing after the city implements the planned replacement of 58,000 streetlights with brighter LED fixtures.
Skateway delays trigger festival back-up plans
Karen Henderson, Centretown News
A section of the Rideau Canal near the National Arts Centre remains closed. The opening of the world's longest skating rink, a key feature of the Winterlude festival, was delayed due to mild temperatures.Ottawa’s internationally renowned Winterlude celebration kicks off this weekend but one of the carnival’s main sites — the Rideau Canal Skateway — is only partially ready.