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In The News: Monday April 27

The last week of April begins under cloudy skies. Enviroment Canada says there is a chance of sbowers with a high of 11C. Tonight the mercury will fall to -2C. COVID toll grows in Ottawa The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa has surpassed 1,100. Ottawa Public Health announced 50 new cases of novel coronavirus in Ottawa on...
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In The News: Friday April 24

Our slow spring is still hanging on this morning under cloudy skies. But the temperature is expected to rise to a high of 11ºC later this afternoon, Environment Canada says. The mercury will fall tonight to a low of -3ºC. The weekend presents a mixed picture — sunny and 12ºC on Saturday with rain on Sunday. Care home helped by...
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In the News: Thursday April 23

Another sunny chilly start to the day. Environment Canada does see some heat coming to this slow spring by the weekend but today the high will be 8C with a low tonight of -5C. Premier seeks military help to cope with COVID in care homes The Ontario government is calling for help from the Canadian military to slow the spread...
Climate Change

Hold-the-Line campaign pushes to stop Ottawa’s urban expansion

Since 1980 Ottawa farmer John Vandenberg has been growing and selling produce — onions, berries, garlic and more at Rideau Pines Farm in North Gower. He supplies 25 local restaurants and households in developing suburbs nearby. But for more than 40 years, Vanderburg has watched local farm land, which he describes as some of the best in Canada, disappear. “There...
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In The News: Tuesday April 21

It’s been a chilly spring but snow? Yep that’s the way the day begins today. The snow won’t last Environment Canada says, but we may see some rain underneath a mix of cloudy and sunny skies. The high will be 5C and the low tonight will be -5C. Canadians want COVID restrictions lifted soon, survey shows A new Angus Reid...
Ontario

‘Sunshine List’ has more than 4,600 Ottawa employees, but is the list still useful?

More than 4,600 City of Ottawa employees earned more than $100,000 last year, according to the annual salary disclosure released recently by the Ontario government, a list of which some question the accuracy and relevance. The disclosure, more commonly known as the ‘Sunshine List,’ named 4,644 municipal employees in 2019. There were only 3,828 city employees on the list in...
Environment

Ottawa drafting 30-year waste plan as Trail Road landfill fills up

The COVID-19 crisis has locked us down and one result of the confinement is that citizens are putting out more garbage than ever before, according to media reports. The crisis has also delayed public consultation on Ottawa’s new Solid Waste Master Plan, a 30-year strategy to be completed by the end of 2021 that would provide a framework for waste...
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In The News: Friday April 17

Once again this week, sunny skies greeted the capital this morning with a chill in the air. Environment Canada said that the high today will be 6ºC with a chance of precipitation. The low will drop to -4ºC tonight. Province says hospitals can’t move patients to care homes Ontario is telling hospitals to not transfer patients to long-term care and...