A new police unit plans to team up with communities and crack down on gang-related crime in Ottawa.
DART targets gang-related crime in neighbourhoods
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Community Calendar for November 23, 2007
Nov. 24-Dec. 2
The Ottawa Human Society’s annual “Pet Pics with Santa” continues at selected shopping centre until Dec. Bring your furry friend to a participating location and receive a 4×6 digital photo in a holiday frame. Photos are $10 each and all proceeds will benefit animals in need. Where and when: Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre (Richmond and Carling: Nov. 24, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Elmvale Shopping Centre (St. Laurent and Smyth): Nov. 30, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 613-725-3266 ext. 261.
New smoking ban may be difficult to enforce
The new OC Transpo smoking ban, which clamps down on bus stop smokers, may be difficult to enforce on city streets.
Street youth ‘make downtown underpass unsafe’
An Ottawa city councillor wants fences built in the Colonel By underpass, near the Rideau Centre, to discourage street youth from hanging out and in turn make the area safer.