Archive 1997-2016
By Lindsey Parry
It took a long 10 years, but now Caroline can finally speak out about abuse.
She still speaks quietly and with little self-assurance. It has only been three months since Caroline (not her real name), 35, and her seven-year-old daughter moved to Harmony House, a community shelter for battered women and their children. But already she sees positive changes in herself.
By Kate Yule
Business owners between Bronson and Bell Streets on Gladstone have once again hired a private security company to “clean out the johns” in their area.
On Oct. 8, 19 business owners and landlords in the area made a deal with Response Safety Security and Investigation to keep an eye on their property.
By Chandra Price
A substantial increase in Centretown road construction, that has been going on for several months, is upsetting area residents and keeping customers away from small businesses.
“It’s driving everybody crazy …it’s a nuisance,” says Geoff Dooling, owner of The Little More Corner Store at the corner of Arlington and Percy streets.
By Vicki Newton
A new funding arrangement in the works with the region’s 11 municipalities has the Humane Society of Ottawa-Carleton licking its chops.
When Ottawa-Carleton regional council decided in the spring to discontinue its annual $357,000 grant, the society turned to the municipalities to make up the shortfall.