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Skeptics question proposed sixth bridge to reduce truck traffic in downtown Ottawa

According to its fall economic statement, the federal government is committed to building “an additional multimodal bridge over the Ottawa River to further improve transportation connectivity in the National Capital Region.” It’s a pledge welcomed by many residents of Rideau-Vanier ward in downtown Ottawa but others living closer to the proposed location of the sixth interprovincial bridge in the city...
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Tewin open house offers glimpse of controversial southeast Ottawa development

Shovels won’t hit the ground until the end of the decade, but the Tewin city-building project has been the talk of the town since 2020.  At an open house held recently at the Carlsbad Springs Community Centre, hundreds of area residents learned about the project and voiced concerns about aspects of the plan.  The third open house explaining the project...
Canada

‘At the tip of your fingers’: Survey points to growing plague of health misinformation, experts say

Nearly one-third of Canadians have taken medical advice they found online over recommendations from their doctors, according to a new survey. Conducted by Ottawa-based polling firm Abacus Data and commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association, the survey found 51 per cent of this group appear to be “highly susceptible to online misinformation.”  As well the survey found that more than...
Climate Change

Councillors welcome plan to make Ottawa’s vehicle fleet zero-emission

City councillors welcomed Ottawa’s latest Green Fleet Strategy, which staff predict could drop greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from city vehicles 93 per cent by 2040, compared with 2012 levels.   The strategy aims to move the City of Ottawa vehicle fleet, including ambulances, fire trucks, cars, and snowplows, to low carbon and zero-emission options by 2040. This is aligned with the...
Black History Month

Crépu celebrates the creativity of Black hair in Ottawa

From a young age, Charifa Labarang had a fascination with hair. Long before she mastered her craft, the Gatineau-based hairstylist and designer spent hours experimenting, using her hair as a canvas for creativity and self-expression. As she taught herself to cornrow, braid, and twist, she discovered that hair could be more than just a style—it was a medium for innovation...
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Beacon Hill-Cyrville community wheelie excited about skatepark makeover

Exciting plans on the redevelopment of Gailea Momolu Skateboard Park are finally expected to be unveiled this year, five years after LRT construction equipment took over the space. The park, renamed for local skating hero Gailea Momolu, was approved in 2022. Raised in Ottawa, Momolu grew up using the east-end park. He rose to prominence and moved to the U.S....
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Cumberland heritage museum to host new way to learn local history in March

Deep in Orléans East-Cumberland ward, along the Old Montreal Road on the rural eastern edge of Ottawa, lies a village lost to time. The Cumberland Heritage Village Museum prides itself on preserving a series of true-to-era reproductions of buildings between the 1920s and 1930s. And in March, the museum is hosting an event titled “Tales from the Village”. It invites...