Archive 1997-2016
Parents representing schools slated to be closed, including McNabb Park Public School, were left in the cold after a provincial education official cancelled meetings March 12.
Norbert Hartmann, assistant deputy minister of education, was in Ottawa to gather information on local school closures for the education minister. The results of his visit and who he talked to are unclear.
By Meaghan Butler
Centretown bus riders will get to their destinations much faster and easier next fall, says OC Transpo. Transit planners have proposed changes to more than 60 bus routes in the region, including those along Bronson and Bank Streets.
“The changes in Centretown are fairly minor,” says Colin Leech, a transit planner at OC Transpo. “One of the things we’re trying to do is solidify and consolidate routes.”
By Lindsey Parry
Centretown school officials say they’re already doing all they can to ensure their students are safe from dangerous offenders.
The response comes three weeks after two young girls, aged 9 and 10, claimed they had been sexually assaulted in the second-floor washroom at Centennial public school, by a middle-aged man.
By Rita Trichur
Two regional councillors were given the cold shoulder by Premier Mike Harris when they tried to present him with a $50-million bill.
Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes and Capital Coun. Clive Doucet travelled to Queen’s Park last week to ask Harris to reimburse the region for a $50-million shortfall caused by the provincial downloading of community services.