Archive 1997-2016
By Jessica Book
Hitting is the best part, according to Marie Bosco.
“I love to hit,” she says. “It’s so fun to just let all your energy out and put all your effort into it.”
Bosco plays tackle football with the 15-and 16-year-old Bell Warriors bantam team.
By Sandra Lewrey
On a chilly fall morning in late September, the air is unusually crisp. Pedestrians hurry past the offices of Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Limited, their hands buried deeply in their pockets. This is not a morning for strolling.
Except Douglas Cardinal.
By Jamie Irving
Despite rumours that he intends to retire from federal politics, Ottawa Centre MP Mac Harb says he isn’t going anywhere.
Recent published reports have indicated Penny Collenette, wife of Transport Minister David Collenette, is interested in running in Harb’s seat.
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board failed in its attempt to recover $10,000 in legal fees from Lori Simpson, a parent who tried to prevent the closing of McNabb Park and three other schools last spring.
Simpson, a spokesperson for the now defunct Parents 4 Schools, said the court’s decision was a “victory for democracy,” and shows parents have a right to fight school closings.
In April, Parents 4 Schools failed to get a court order postponing school closings until a study of the impact was completed.
Simpson assumed the matter was over. But in June the school board voted to seek court costs.
Simpson said the board’s effort was an attempt to stifle dissent and intimidate parents who oppose future school closings.