Archive 1997-2016
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The wheels of Bixi rent-a-bikes will spin along Bank, Elgin and Bay streets come May, but some Centretown cyclists say cycling infrastructure in the downtown core is inadequate to keep tourists on Bixis safe.
It all started with an idea, a club of “yummy mummies,” and an act of kindness.
Samia Madwar, Centretown NewsRuss Gallant and Sharon Oatway chat in the newly renovated reception area at The Good Companions seniors' centre. The Ottawa branch of the Yummy Mummy Club organized the makeover.
This Saturday, at 8:30 p.m., the lights will go out in Ottawa as local residents join an expected one billion people worldwide for Earth Hour 2011. The annual event, which started in Australia in 2007, encourages people to turn off their lights for one hour to save the Earth.
The steady increase in electric vehicles on roads in Ottawa is driving motorists to look for locations in the city to charge them.