Archive 1997-2016
By Karen Brandt
The smell of chicken and ribs roasting on the barbeque will no longer waft down Sparks Street in June.
On March 30, the Sparks Street Mall Authority’s board of directors upheld a recent decision of its advertising and promotions committee to cancel the annual Chicken ‘n’ Ribs Cook-off, despite a last-minute petition signed by more than 40 merchants asking the board to reinstate it.
By Daniel Kitts
The owner of an apartment complex that caught fire twice in the past seven months is expected to be charged with breaking the Ontario fire code, Ottawa fire department officials say.
William Robert Cuming of Kanata, owner of the Gainsborough at 285-289 Metcalfe St., was informed at a meeting on March 25 that he would be charged, says Charles O’Brien, division chief of the Ottawa fire prevention bureau.
By Lindsey Parry
Parents heaved a collective sigh of relief Wednesday after a welcome but ambiguous decision to keep St. Mary elementary school on Beech Street open.
The decision passed unanimously during a meeting of Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board trustees at St. Pius X high school. About 200 people attended to voice their concerns about the possible closure of Catholic elementary schools.
By Daniel Kitts
The owner of a Centretown apartment complex under investigation for inadequate fire protection after suffering two fires in seven months says he is following a schedule for improvements set by the city.
William Robert Cuming of Kanata told Centretown News he rejects claims by both city fire officials and tenants that he is not in compliance with the law.