The debate over a proposed union of United Church ministers has found its way to at least one church in Centretown.
Local ministers say union may improve working conditions
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Childcare workers ‘more than babysitters’
Hundreds of children in the community spend their days at day-care centres, but a new study shows that low wages and poor working conditions in Canadian day-care centres are causing qualified childcare workers to abandon the field.
Faulty locks worry local cyclists
By Natasha Gleiser
Ottawa cyclists are worried about their bikes being stolen after last month’s discovery that some locks could be picked with a simple ballpoint pen.
Theft is a problem in Ottawa — 196 bikes were stolen in September, says Tom Cybulski from the Ottawa Police Service records section.
Ottawa libraries are lending more than just books
By Laura Moses
A pedometer lending program now available in all city libraries is just one step in a 10,000-step program to get Ottawa residents more physically active.
“Now you can go to the library and you can take out a pedometer just the way you can take out a book to see what kind of walking you’re doing,” said Dr. Robert Cushman, Ottawa’s chief medical officer, during the Active Ottawa campaign launch on Oct. 29.