With a municipal election nine months away, certain memories will stand out in the minds of voters – the lengthy debate over how to develop Lansdowne Park, a multi-million-dollar Light Rail settlement and a 51-day bus strike that cost the city almost $6 million.
Photo Illustration by Julia Eskins, Centretown News A new group, whose members are as yet unidentified, has set its sights on city council seats.
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Civic parties get mixed reviews elsewhere
Our Ottawa, the political party that isn’t, wants to change city council for the better. 
City of OttawaOur Ottawa hopes to fill a handful of seats on city council in the October elections.
Calls to crisis lines on the rise, says psychologist
After Kathleen Green celebrated her 17th birthday, she got a surprise: she was pregnant.
Four-legged friends have problems, too
Carl was diagnosed with epilepsy and severe separation anxiety when he was a teenager. Thanks to a lot more walking, running, and playing, he’s come a long way. His seizures have all but stopped and he’s a lot less anxious. Carl has even taken up swimming, something that terrified him before. He’s really enjoying his middle age.
Sean Liliani, Centretown News Carl, a blond cocker spaniel-mini poodle, overcame his behavioural problems through exercise and more attention from his owners.