Ottawa foodies say the plan to serve a local menu at the new Ottawa Convention Centre won’t work because there aren’t enough locally-raised ingredients available to feed thousands of convention-goers on a regular basis.
Courtesy Willie McElligottThe new convention centre, under construction since 2009, will open in April.
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Viewpoint: Billing controversy foreshadows Internet problems
While pundits from both sides of the usage based billing argument have been busy taking swings at each other for the past month, a few startling facts have reared their heads, which expose just how poor a job Internet providers in Canada are doing.
Parking regulations being re-evaluated
A push by Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes to extend Chinatown’s free street parking on Saturdays to January 2012 has resulted in a re-evaluation of the parking regulations in other downtown districts.
Molly Campbell, Centretown NewsSomerset Coun. Diane Holmes is pushing to extend free Saturday on-street parking to January 2012 in Chinatown.
War museum to offer living, breathing ‘books’
Visitors to the Canadian War Museum will be checking out more than the exhibits next winter when the museum hosts their first ever human library event.