Archive 1997-2016
A pink line along Bank Street and Laurier Avenue West won’t be removed despite a promise it would disappear within three weeks.
The line marked the parade route for about 10,000 people who took part in Ottawa gay pride festivities in early July.
Yvon Vaillant, a chief organizer of the parade, was quoted as saying the paint had a vegetable oil base and would disappear in about three weeks, depending on weather and traffic conditions.
A future light rail system is still far from a sure thing, despite numerous published news reports.
Regional council voted on Sept. 9 to initiate the second phase of the pilot project. Successful negotiations with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and approval from the Ministry of Environment are now the main concerns if the region wants to have commuter rail in place for the year 2000.
The dispute between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and the Ontario government has some teachers cancelling activities and students sitting on the sidelines.
Lisgar Collegiate, like other schools across Ontario, has prevented all extracurricular activities from beginning. Class trips and activities required as part of a course are being continued.
The City of Gloucester has moved ahead of Ottawa in the race to land two permanent charity casinos designated by the province for the Ottawa-Carleton region.
This means a proposed casino in the Byward Market has a slim chance for survival.
Carnival Hotels and Casinos, an American-based company that also owns Casino Rama in Orillia, told city council last week it intends to build a casino in the 22,000 square-foot room formerly used by the Winners department store, located in the Gloucester City Centre.