Archive 1997-2016
By Maria Babbage
A new and controversial curriculum about AIDS will be taught in regional Catholic elementary schools despite the protests of a group of conservative Catholics who say it goes against traditional religious teaching.
A spokeswoman for the group, Sylvia MacEachern, was reported to have called the new curriculum “unadulterated homosexual propaganda.”
By Mandy Albania
Some residents of Somerset Ward say they would support a municipal tax increase, but only if it means saving city services that could be in jeopardy.
“There will be trouble in the future if we cut essential things that we need to live,” says Helen Morton, who lives on Poplar Street.
By Jennifer Mair
Outstanding teamwork and dedication helped a local high school team make a strong showing in a national robotics contest.
Team Glebe, representing Glebe collegiate, Lisgar collegiate and Holy Trinity Catholic high school, placed ninth overall out of 20 teams participating at the fifth annual Canada First Robotics Competition on the weekend of Feb. 27.
By John Besley
Local governments’ empty purses may prevent action on a consultant’s plan to slow dangerous drivers in Centretown.
At a public meeting March 2, city and regional engineers jointly presented a final draft of the traffic-calming strategy for streets between Bronson Avenue and the canal.