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April 18, 2008 Taylor Turner, centretownnewsonline

Rideau Canal Festival celebrates Canadaâs newest World Heritage Site

Taylor Turner, centretownnewsonline.ca

Alan Latourelle, CEO of Parks Canada, watches as âsoldiersâ from Fort Henry in Kingston measure off metre sections of the canal for the Adopt-A-Metre program.

Last year, UNESCO recognized the Rideau Canal as a World Heritage Site. This summer, the city will celebrate the popular attraction with the first-ever Rideau Canal Festival.

April 17, 2008 Taylor Turner, centretownnewsonline.ca

City step closer to pay-and-display parking

Taylor Turner, centretownnewsonline.ca

Pay-and-display parking meters such as this will become a more common sight in Ottawa.

The City of Ottawa is one step closer to the implementation of pay-and-display parking machines after councillors decided on an unconventional process at a City Council’s transportation committee meeting earlier this week.

April 14, 2008 Centretown Staff

Chinese community unites

About 5,000 Chinese-Canadians from Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal demonstrate on Parliament Hill on Sunday, calling for a politics-free Olympics and unbiased media reports. Photo: Yi Han, Centretown News

April 11, 2008 Ben Magnus

Parking plan foes rejoice

Downtown businesses, churches and residents who opposed city council’s plans to increase areas and hours of parking meters are celebrating victory.