When the weather forecast turns out to be incorrect, people tend to complain about how often the weather man gets it wrong. But there are times when folks are glad the weather report wasn’t right. The ninth annual Samba Party in McCormick Park on August 11th serves as a good example. The event was hosted… [Read more…]
October 18, 2009
Ottawa Police Services have recently secured the lease of a building at 19 Fairmount Avenue, and will be moving some of its Administrative services from its Elgin Street headquarters to the new location. The Ottawa Police Services Board gave the go ahead on Monday, but the headquarters annex won’t be fully up and running until… [Read more…]
October 18, 2009
Envision the safest and healthiest community. What can we do, as individuals, organizations, neighbours, and businesses to make our communities thrive and be more alive? Or, what is working in your community that makes you feel safe, connected, inspired, supported and at home? And who contributes to making you feel this way? These are some… [Read more…]
October 18, 2009
Scrambled eggs and toast, raw vegetables, pancakes, juice, French toast, fruits, cereal, yogurt, milk or even grilled cheese sandwiches. We’ve heard about the benefits of starting the day with a good breakfast; however, not everyone follows this advice. At the Connaught Public School on Gladstone Avenue, the message is well understood and taken seriously… [Read more…]
October 18, 2009
It was Christmas for Hintonburg’s Indo community on Sunday as they celebrated Diwali festival at Somerset Square. There were a number of dignitaries in attendance including Mayor Larry O’Brien; Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Central Yasir Naqvi; Police Chief Vern White and Deputy Chief Gilles Larochelle. There was a ceremony officiated by Indian Priest,… [Read more…]
September 12, 2008
My friends and I were enthusiastic about our fishing trip on this particular weekend; more so than any other fishing trip. None of us had ever gone night fishing on a boat before, and we spent a good deal of money on fishing gear and on the trip itself. “I’ve been excited about this since… [Read more…]
August 19, 2008
Construction workers are sometimes the objects of ogling and not just the perpetrators. A customer was browsing in a local meat shop when he happened to hear one of the young women behind the counter whisper to the other. “Did you catch that? That was hot.” She was referring to one of the many construction… [Read more…]
October 18, 2009
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