Archive 1997-2016
The big question surrounding the 1998 Ottawa Senators is a crucial one. Just who exactly is going to score the goals?
Two weeks into their seventh NHL season, the Senators have found a way to put the puck in the net — so far. One can’t help but wonder if they’ll be able to keep up the pace after taking a quick glance up and down the roster.
A cyberspace version of the Glebe Apothecary launching early next month will make the Bank Street pharmacy one of the only drugstores that’s accessible in Centretown, Saskatoon or even Sydney, Australia.
The online Glebe Apothecary — one of the only operational pharmacies on the ’Net —will offer the same products as their Ottawa location, but without crowded aisles, squeaky shopping carts or the inconvenience of walking outside, says Doug McKeen, the pharmacy’s managing director.
Most Sparks Street retailers don’t want the benches, fountains and summer patios on their street replaced by parking spots, polluting cars and noisy buses.
Thirty merchants were surveyed by Centretown News and asked if they would prefer having cars or people as the main traffic on their street. An overwhelming 87 per cent want it to remain as is. Those who prefer a pedestrian mall say the idea to return to vehicular traffic could harm their business.
On-line commerce, or e-commerce, is a booming business.
Last year the Canadian Bankers’ Association estimated on-line commerce to be worth at least $33.5 billion U.S. Some companies even expect it to reach $435 billion U.S. by 2002.
But only 10 per cent of those actually logging onto the Internet purchase anything. Many don’t have a credit card, and others don’t want to give their credit card numbers to companies they have never encountered