With Ottawa’s year-long Canada 150 celebrations creeping closer, Ottawa Public Health claims it can handle the pressure of ensuring a safe 2017 for all.
Food inspector crunch looms
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Program helps newcomers build homes, lives
Loud applause and big smiles met 20 immigrants who recently graduated from a YMCA home-renovation training program that equipped them with marketable skills for life in the new country they’ve made home.
Cyclists feel safe on new bike lane, but risks remain
Katie Rychliski says the signage along the newly opened O'Connor Street bike lane is confusing to both cyclists and motorists. Lysia Filotas, Centretown NewsDespite being the scene of three accidents since its high-profile opening on Oct. 25, new bike lanes on O’Connor Street make “the majority of cyclists feel safer,” says Gareth Davies, president of Citizens for Safe Cycling.
New design teams chosen to compete for victims of communism memorial
Five final teams have been chosen to compete to design the new Memorial to Victims of Communism that will soon be built in downtown Ottawa.