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A city plan to replace trees lost in last January’s ice storm, has been applauded by Centretown community associations.
Both the Centretown Community Citizens’ Association and the Dalhousie Community Association say they will likely participate in the Grow Together program, announced by Mayor Jim Watson last month. The program will match funds raised by non-profit community associations for planting trees in the city, up to a maximum of $2,000 per association.
By Andrea Myland
The call is Priority Three.
It isn’t life-threatening and a police officer is not needed immediately on the scene.
These calls make up 70 per cent of the calls to the Ottawa Carleton Regional Police. But this will be changing in the new year when a transition to community-based policing takes place.
The call is Priority Three.
It isn’t life-threatening and a police officer is not needed immediately on the scene.
These calls make up 70 per cent of the calls to the Ottawa Carleton Regional Police. But this will be changing in the new year when a transition to community-based policing takes place.
The Ontario government’s decision to revisit its controversial school funding formula has been met with cynicism from all sides. With 1.9 million square feet of excess space, the Ottawa Carleton District School Board had predicted about 15 to 20 school closures — a decision it would have made next month. But the one-year provincial reprieve means the board may opt for only four or five imminent closures.