Archive 1997-2016
By Rita Trichur
HIV infection rates for injection-drug users have hit epidemic levels in Ottawa-Carleton, and Centretown is one of the communities hardest hit, says regional Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes.
This means local HIV infection rates are the highest in Ontario. Medical experts warn if rates continue to rise, HIV will crossover to the non-drug user population, putting the entire community at greater risk.
By Stephanie Coombs and Kelly Leydier
Cutbacks to the district school board’s special education program are inevitable, say school officials, despite attempts to save them.
The Ottawa-Carleton District School board has already approved in principle an $8.2-million cut to special needs programs for the upcoming budget. The province has given the board four years to cut $20 million.
By Denise Fung
Centretown elementary schools are putting greater emphasis on mathematics after receiving low scores on standardized provincial Grade 3 tests.
Principals from Cambridge Street Public School, Elgin Street Public School and McNabb Park Public School say their students need to improve their math skills. Across the province, math was the weakest discipline.
By Juan-Pablo Valdes
Pooley’s Bridge is falling down — again.
Ottawa’s oldest bridge, located at the end of Fleet Street is once again in dire need of repairs. The north side of the heritage structure is covered in snow and crumbling.
Regional council will decide what to do with the bridge after it reviews proposals suggested in a study for the transportation committee this spring.