Category: Editorials

The latest round of speculation over what will happen with Ottawa’s main library branch has concluded rather anti-climactically: Nothing will happen with it.

Earlier this month, the Canadian official in charge of overseeing elections, Marc Mayrand, testified before a parliamentary committee examining the federal government’s proposed “Fair Elections Act.”

Bike-share programs, when they work well, are an excellent supplement to a city’s transit system, providing a cheap and healthy way for residents and tourists to get around. In the cities where bike shares have been most successful, such as Paris and New York City, the distinctive looking bikes and docking stations have become part of the city’s identity.

The campaign for the civic election in October seems already well underway. Candidates for Somerset ward have been seen kocking on doors and campaigning around Centretown. Residents here are lucky to live in a ward with four strong candidates challenging the formidable incumbant Diane Holmes.