Wild parsnip, a weed that causes burns to people’s skin – and in some cases blindness – is a problem that needs to be dealt with more quickly in areas around Ottawa, including Centretown, city councillors say.
Annie Rooney, 2011 A field of potentially dangerous wild parsnips.
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Activists continue push for safe injection site
Activists are campaigning for supervised injection sites in Ottawa following drug abuse statistics in a new report by the Campaign for Safer Consumption Sites.
Solution nears for new parking at Museum of Nature
The long-debated fate of the west lawn of the Canadian Museum of Nature is on its way to being cemented after a public information session earlier this month outlined the museum’s finalized plans.
Lights could have averted bus-train crash
A simple set of yellow flashing lights along the curved roadway where an OC Transpo bus slammed into a VIA train last week could have prevented the deadly crash, a rail safety expert says.