Ottawa Plans To Penalize Residents Who Produce Less Waste

According to CBC News, Ottawa homeowners may see a new fee for green bin collection on their property tax bills next year. The city's planning and environment committee is proposing that property owners pay a $57 service fee to cover the cost of setting up and running the new composting program in its 2010 budget estimates. The city decided [...]

Air Canada: Special Offers for Canadian, USA and Asia

Sun Destinations: More savings under the sun Book by October 14, 2009. Ottawa - Mexico City $199 U.S. destinations: Hawaii, Florida, California including Las Vegas Book by October 14, 2009. Ottawa - Las Vegas $219 Ottawa - Fort Myers $189 CANADA: Up to 50% off Book by October 8, 2009. Ottawa - Halifax $79 International [...]

Larry O’Brien Did Not Commit a Crime

Larry O'Brien has been acquitted of all the charges on his Judgment Day. The two counts of Criminal Code charges against the sitting Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien were dismissed by the by Justice Douglas Cunningham, associate chief justice of Ontario’s Superior Court. The Justice Douglas Cunningham in his verdict said, “this is not a crime” [...]

Larry O’Brien’s Judgement Day

On August 5, 2009, Justice Douglas Cunningham, associate chief justice of Ontario’s Superior Court, will give the verdict on  Larry O’Brien's case who is accused of offering to use his influence to get Terry Kilrea an appointment to the National Parole Board in exchange for Kilrea’s withdrawal from the 2006 mayoral race. Larry O'Brien is [...]

Highest Otawa Jobless Rate in four years

The jobless rate hits to 6.1% in Ottawa-Gatineau in June 2009, the first time in nealry four years that it has been that high. Statistics Canada said that the increase from 5.9 per cent in May was driven by people who have lost jobs over the last seven months. Despite a small increase in jobs, up 1,400 in June and the first gain since November, it [...]

Watch Free movies in Dundonald Park, Ottawa

Ottawa residents can watch Free Movie in Dundonald Park. The movies start at 9 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings. The schedule for summer 2009 is following: July 24: Bend It Like Beckham July 25: Lost In Translation July 31: How To Cook Your Life August 1: Batman Begins August 7: Blood Diamond August 8: Willy Wonka August 14: Mad Cow, [...]

29 Ottawa city schools affected by H1N1 flu

The  number of Ottawa schools with suspected H1N1 flu cases has increased to 29. However, according to a report in Ottawa Citizen, the city's four school boards -- with more than 120,000 students on their rolls -- have no plan of their own to respond to a flu pandemic. The boards are intending to rely on the city's pandemic plan in case [...]

The West Hunt Club Road bridge reopens after deadly crash

The West Hunt Club Road bridge over the Rideau River had been  reopened late Tuesday afternoon after a deadly, head-on collission of car and a minivan.  The collision  occurred when a car traveling in the eastbound lanes lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a minivan in the westbound left-turn lane.  The driver of [...]