What could be the shortest skating season ever on the world’s longest ice rink has been wreaking havoc on some Ottawa businesses, forcing them to play catch-up.
Hotels, vendors weather ‘Waterlude’ woes
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Snow removers clean up despite mild weather
Ottawa’s warmest winter on record has melted away the profits of some — but not all — snow removers.
Today’s travellers ditch Disney for Djibouti
Karen Moore has seen zebras graze in Botswana, wandered amongst hill tribes in Thailand and trekked through the Anapurna region in Nepal. Last year, she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
Don’t let Texas oil barons ride roughshod over Kyoto pact
By Greg Wigmore
The federal government has vowed to forge ahead with the Kyoto protocol on climate change, but has assured industry it will first consider the effects its implementation would have on Canada’s ability to compete in the global economy.