Archive 1997-2016
A town hall meeting turned confrontational after members of the public disagreed with the Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee on how they framed the fundamental problems underlying pay equity.
Asking for a meal to be boxed up to go is a question asked frequently by some restaurant goers but for many others the final destination of their food is the trash bin. Ottawa city council recently approved a motion to direct a food waste initiative report to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for consideration.
Ashley Metzger, Centretown News
School board trustee Chris Ellis (front) supports protesters at theACORN Ottawa's anti-eviction rally.Despite adverse weather conditions, dozens gathered at the corner of Heron and Sandalwood Drive last week to protest the imminent winter eviction of tenants from their rental Heron Gate townhouses.
With 25,000 refugees expected to arrive by the end of the year, Ottawa is in a state of preparation for the daunting task.