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Ottawa Centre voters will have eight candidates to choose from on Oct. 19.Joining NDP incumbent Paul Dewar are Dean T. Harris (Libertarian Party), Damian Konstantinakos (Conservative Party), Catherine McKenna (Liberal Party), Tom Milroy (Green Party), John Akpata (Marijuana Party), Conrad Lukawski (Rhinoceros Party) and Stuart Ryan (Communist Party). The deadline for nominations was Sept. 28.
The loss of their leader is proving no match for an organization determined to build a monument to the Stanley Cup in downtown Ottawa.
Jesse Winter, Centretown News
Cyclists and cars cross the bridge at Chaudiere Crossing. The Zibi development project for the area includes a plan for driverless buses on the bridge in the future. Ottawa’s streets may soon see a new kind of vehicle, courtesy of Windmill Developments. Jonathan Westeinde, the company’s CEO, says they’re evaluating driverless, electric shuttle buses for use at the Zibi redevelopment on Albert and Chaudière Islands. The buses would run in pedestrian areas on the islands and connect to mainland transit across the bridges.
Ottawa is often regarded as one of the safest cities in the country, but residents believe their city’s streets – particularly those within the downtown core – are becoming more mean than clean, a new survey reveals.