Members of Ottawa’s skateboard community want to make sure municipal officials hear their call for new city facilities and rules for their sport.
Matthew Lee, Centretown NewsSkateboarding advocates are lobbying city hall to overturn a bylaw legalizing graffitti on skateboard surfaces.
Category: Business
Personal services may be regulated
Tattoo parlours and other personal-service businesses in Ottawa could soon be facing tighter guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B and HIV.
Summer jobs not materializing in 2013
A recent survey reports that fewer Ottawa employers plan to hire staff between April and June this year. Only 20 per cent of businesses are planning on hiring, a one-percentage point drop from the same period last year.
Library says e-book sale not in competition
A decision by the Ottawa Public Library board that would see it start selling e-books won’t put it in competition with the city’s independent bookstores, says Jennifer Stirling, system wide services and innovation manager at the library. 
Matthew Lee, Centretown NewsPeople will soon be able to buy e-books through the Ottawa Public Library.