Low-income families may be able to buy affordable housing directly from the city if Mayor Larry O’Brien’s ideas are adopted, but housing experts say his proposal for the city to guarantee loans could pose a stumbling block.
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More volunteers helping with community policing
Centretown’s community police centre has increased the number of its volunteers to stretch office hours and provide more personal service to residents.
Letters for February 9, 2007
Enough development on Elgin St.
Maclaren’s Bar on Elgin Street has proposed to close off the little remaining open space on the corner of Maclaren and Elgin streets to open up a yet another bar patio in the area.
The patio would located next to the same building housing the Ottawa Parole Office which in turn tried to locate opposite Elgin Street Elementary School.
Minority stories key to defining Canada
By April Fong
It’s hard to forget how in the fall of 2005, much of France was engulfed by unrest and chaos.
Rioters took to the streets following the deaths of two teenagers of North African descent, who were accidentally electrocuted while hiding from police.