Archive 1997-2016
The Nepalese police knocked on Shree Kumar Rai’s door at 4 a.m. He woke up, answered the door, and was promptly told he must accompany the officers to the local police station in Dharan, a city in southeastern Nepal.
It is banned on airplanes, in restaurants and offices, and new research suggests that people want second-hand smoke out of their bedrooms as well – though whether landlords agree remains to be seen.
As city council considers installing surveillance cameras on Rideau Street, Centretown residents and business owners are already pondering how the decision might affect their neighbourhood.
Centretown resident Julie Wenzel is hoping that a city bylaw set for debate by council in early May will eliminate the graffiti on some of the garage doors and mailboxes in her neighbourhood.