Archive 1997-2016
By James Sinclair
Traffic-calming measures may be to blame for increased emergency response times in Centretown, says a new study presented to the city’s Community Services and Operations Committee.
The study, presented at a meeting Oct. 11, suggests that vertical traffic-calming measures put in Centretown, such as the speed bumps constructed on Lyon Street two years ago, have slowed emergency response times in the area.
Staff and volunteers from the Women’s Place joined thousands of people in the World March of Women Oct. 15 with a special purpose in mind. They were out to save their centre, but they went home discouraged.
For Ottawa residents with disabilities, a missed bus often means a day without transportation.
A local high-tech consultant who has only been a member of the PC party for two weeks is the party nominee for the federal election.