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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 Paulina Pielichata

Dewar lobbies for preservation of Ottawa River

Yi Han, Centretown News

Ottawa Centre's MP wants the federal government to take action to protect the Ottawa River, seen here near the Canadian War Museum.

Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar wants the federal government to take a more active role in protecting the Ottawa River.