Archive 1997-2016
In August 2006, over 700 million litres of raw sewage poured into the Ottawa River through a sewer gate which had stuck open. Waste flooded the river for 15 days, closing a beach and poisoning Ottawa’s water supply. This month, the city was fined $562,500 for the crime.
So far the closest I have come to experiencing the resentment that some people say that North Americans hold toward foreigners was with an OC Transpo driver. It was in my second week in Canada, having arrived from Rwanda at the end of August.
The global financial crisis is now centre stage in the Canadian election campaign, and the economy was a major discussion point during the leadership debates.
Guess what? The Paralympics are finished! Cue the next question from many Canadians: when did they start?