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Greenpeace activist Christy Ferguson, whose organization’s controversial stunt in 2009 prompted a major security review on Parliament Hill, has criticized the latest round of upgrades — the installation of new vehicle barriers — as another example of the government failing to appreciate the real threat to global security: climate change.
The Free Thinking Film Festival that generated controversy last year is back for its third edition. It will be hosted from Nov. 1-4 at the Library and Archives of Ottawa and despite its founder’s political affiliation, it doesn’t cater to conservative thinkers.
An iPhone app recently released by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has been getting rave reviews, but not all staff, students, and community members are able to access it.
A group of canoeists is paddling 1,800 kilometres to Washington, D.C., from Centretown’s Victoria Island in memory of Algonquin elder William Commanda and to raise awareness of river conservation.
Courtesy Monica SchroederCanoeists paddle up the Hudson River in New York.