They're hidden in your clothes, your soaps and even your toothpaste. Microbeads — tiny plastic particles — are part of most common personal care products.
Microbeads pollute local waters
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Author: Centretown Staff
Bilingual kindergarten plan worries parents
Parents and teachers have expressed fear the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s recent decision to approve bilingual kindergarten was not made in students' best interest.
Cyclists slam new parking study
Karen Henderson, Centretown News
Cyclists want the city to increase the number of bike parking spaces in Centretown.The release of a new parking study in Centretown last month received some backlash from cycling advocates who argue the study failed to address bicycle parking.
Group continues fight against farm hospital site
Deanne Pittman, Centretown News
A coalition of groups opposing the transfer of land on the Central Experimental Farm have been in contact with Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna, who has promised to revisit the issue.Ottawa residents, heritage advocates and agricultural and climate change scientists are continuing their fight to save the Central Experimental Farm from further development.