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The wheels of Bixi rent-a-bikes will spin along Bank, Elgin and Bay streets come May, but some Centretown cyclists say cycling infrastructure in the downtown core is inadequate to keep tourists on Bixis safe.
Last summer, Shynise Parchment's job was anything but typical. Instead of flipping burgers or bagging groceries, the 18-year-old Carleton University student spent her summer tending a community garden. 
Courtesy Jaku KonbitGreen Star Enterprise project co-ordinator Shelly Sawyers holds callaloo, a leafy African green.
Beckel, who serves as vice-president of external relations at the university, will be leaving in June to join the Canadian Museum of Nature as director and chief executive officer.
It all started with an idea, a club of “yummy mummies,” and an act of kindness.
Samia Madwar, Centretown NewsRuss Gallant and Sharon Oatway chat in the newly renovated reception area at The Good Companions seniors' centre. The Ottawa branch of the Yummy Mummy Club organized the makeover.