University students stop your whining. City council has approved the U-Pass pilot project and the City of Ottawa will set aside $3 million in this year’s budget to provide all students at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa with a transit pass at the reduced cost of $145 – a saving of $196.
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Viewpoint: Winterlude could use some Olympic-style fever
Despite the strange weather that the Ottawa area has been faced with this season, Winterlude is about to take off for the 32nd time. For the next three weeks, friends and families will flood the canal in search of Beavertails, hot chocolate and wintery events.
Gladstone bike lane plan not such a good idea
Re: Segregated cycling lane proposed for Gladstone Ave.
Businesses plan for accessibility law
Ottawa businesses under contract with the city are ahead in instituting a new law that requires better training and services to help people with disabilities, as the city required them to have the new policy in place by 2010. 
Chloe Ekker, Centretown NewsOttawa businesses under contract with the city were required to have their accesibility standards in place by Jan. 1.