Refugee study begins

pg10-n-refugeesUniversity of Ottawa professor Luisa Veronis is researching refugee integration. Jolson Lim, Centretown NewsThe federal ministries of Science and Immigration recently announced an investment of $600,000 in grants to fund 25 research projects studying issues that affect the successful resettlement of refugees in Canada.

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O’Connor Street bikeway praised as safe downtown link

pg10-n-cyclingCyclists on Laurier Avenue have to be on the lookout for vehicles taking "right-hook" turns across segregated bike lanes — the same kind that took the life of a cyclist at Laurier and Lyon on Sept. 1. Jolson Lim, Centretown NewsCentretown cyclists — and thousands of others who cycle through downtown Ottawa every day — are already biking down the pylon-lined construction zone that is O’Connor Street ahead of the official opening of the city’s newest bikeway in November.

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