Twelve of 61 retirement homes registered in Ottawa do not have automatic sprinkler systems, according to Ottawa Fire and Safety Services.
Some retirement homes still lack sprinklers
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Cold cure may clean up capital
Ottawa’s polluted old industrial sites may be cleaned up with echinacea – a flower normally used to cure colds – after a research project carried out on Victoria Island showed “promising” signs that the plant can help break down toxic soils.
Wiki CommonsUniversity of Ottawa researchers hope the echinacea flower can be used to decontaminate polluted soil.
Break-ins net thieves more than $1 million in loot
When Kim Nguyen arrived home on a Friday afternoon last November, all she wanted was to relax after work. But when she arrived at her room upstairs she noted something was wrong. It was a mess: IDs, papers, documents all over the place. Jewels and money were gone including $60 she had in a Buddha statue. Her computer was left untouched, just sitting on her bed.
Winterlude aims for national focus
Winterlude will complete its transformation from local winter festival to national celebration this year.