Business Archives - Page 115 of 231

April 11, 2008 Courtney Symons

Tossed needles a hazard in public restrooms

Geoff Dembicki, Centretown News

Customers at the Shoppers Drug Mart on Bank and Cooper can request bioharzard disposal bins for their used needles free of charge. Then they can return the bin to be thrown away properly.

Discarded needles in public washrooms are a dangerous problem, and local businesses are doing something about it.

April 11, 2008 Charelle Evelyn

Viewpoint: Internet download fees should come with faster connections

Once again, the question of who owns the Internet has reared its head in the public sphere.

March 28, 2008 Avery Moore

Bylaw bars city from collecting pawnshop info

Yi Han, Centretown News

Rings Etc. Jewellers owner Stan Wise examines jewellery brought in from a Montreal company.

Following the lead of other Canadian cities, second-hand stores are no longer required to gather information on sellers for the City of Ottawa.

March 28, 2008 Charelle Evelyn

Viewpoint: Advertising . . . you can run but you can’t hide from it

Advertising is one of those pesky things that you can’t escape from, no matter how hard you try. The average person in North America is inundated with at least 3,000 ads per day.