The Canadian government is looking at ways to give support to victims of elder abuse.
Federal government examining measures to support victims of elder abuse
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Category: Centretown News
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OC Transpo costs not what they seem
The Ontario Municipal Benchmarking Index was released last week for the year 2011. The report was put together by several municipalities to measure and compare various cities’ performances across the sphere of public services.
Activist criticizes latest Parliament security plan
Greenpeace activist Christy Ferguson, whose organization’s controversial stunt in 2009 prompted a major security review on Parliament Hill, has criticized the latest round of upgrades — the installation of new vehicle barriers — as another example of the government failing to appreciate the real threat to global security: climate change.
Pot perceptions need to change
A stroll through Centretown reveals all the usual mom and pop shops, urban grocers, and pub-grub restaurants that line Bank Street and give the neighbourhood its particular flair. But there seems to be something else hanging in the air, waywardly wafting like huge puffs of green mischief down the boulevard, just begging passersby to follow their nose.