More complaints as pesticide plagued school reopens: 3 staff, 1 pupil go home sick
Ottawa Citizen

By Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen, May 25, 2015

Pesticide problems continued at Charles H. Hulse Public School on Monday when, on the day the school reopened, three teachers and one student went home complaining of headaches, nausea, itchy eyes and sore throats. The symptoms are similar to those reported by numerous students and staff last month after the school was sprayed with a pesticide intended for outdoor use. The school reopened after more than a month of cleaning and renovations to rid it of the pesticide smell. via More complaints as pesticide plagued school reopens: 3 staff, 1 pupil go home sick | Ottawa Citizen.

Greening your outdoor space
Ottawa Citizen

By Patrick Langston, Ottawa Citizen, May 22, 2015

That spiffy outdoor room you’re planning? It may not be the kindest thing you can do for the planet, according to Carson Arthur of HGTV’s Critical Listing and other shows. Sacrificing greenery in favour of couches, a firepit and an outdoor kitchen means you’re eliminating absorbers, even if small ones, of climate-changing carbon dioxide and maybe having to give up space for an eco-friendly vegetable garden. via Greening your outdoor space | Ottawa Citizen.

Uber driving city’s taxi rules review

By Emma Jackson, Ottawa Community News, May 22, 2015

Taxi drivers are looking to put the brakes on any rule changes that could give start-up companies like Uber a free ride in Ottawa. The city’s community and protective services committee gave staff the go-ahead on May 21 to review taxi and limousine regulations in an effort to catch up to “emerging technologies,” or the arrival of Uber and other app-based transportation companies that operate outside the city’s highly-regulated taxi industry. via Uber driving city’s taxi rules review.

O-Train pathway to mend missing link

By Emma Jackson, Ottawa Community News, May 22, 2015

It’s happened to many a-downtown cyclist: you arrive at Dow’s Lake from across the city only to be stopped short when you head to the Ottawa River. There’s currently no pathway connection between those along the Rideau Canal and those further north, like the Ottawa River pathway. via O-Train pathway to mend missing link.

Free tricycle taxi for seniors looks to bridge generational gap in Vanier

By Alex Robinson, Ottawa Community News, May 22, 2015

Seniors will have a green way to roll around Vanier this summer. The Vanier Community Service Centre has launched a new program, called One City, One Bike, which will see young cyclists cart seniors around the neighbourhood on taxi-tricycles. Seniors will be able to take advantage of the service starting June 1 until Sept. 15. via Free tricycle taxi for seniors looks to bridge generational gap in Vanier.

Changing climate brings ticks, Lyme disease into Canada
CTV News

By Jesse Tahirali, CTV News, May 23, 2015

The blacklegged tick population is creeping northward into Canada, and with it climbs the risk of contracting Lyme disease. York University researchers are warning that climate change is causing the country to become increasingly habitable to the blood-sucking bugs, which migrate by clinging to travelling birds and deer. via Changing climate brings ticks, Lyme disease into Canada | CTV News.

Developer pitches first car-free condo
Ottawa & Region
News
Ottawa Sun

By Jon Willing, Ottawa Sun, May 22, 2015

Bruce Yateman says the time has finally come for Ottawa to embrace its first car-free condominium."The no cars thing is very cool and I would not hesitate to say it's the lowest carbon footprint you can have in terms of living," Yateman said Friday as he discussed his development proposal for 339 Cumberland St., currently an empty lot near the Byward Market. via Developer pitches first car-free condo | Ottawa & Region | News | Ottawa Sun.

Pain in the grass: Learn to love your rebellious dandelions
Ottawa Citizen

By Anais Voski, Ottawa Citizen, May 22, 2015

Thanks to an old-fashioned Ottawa Valley winter and a slow-melt spring, dandelions are popping up profusely around the city — and some people are genuinely thrilled about it. “It struck me walking around the city that the dandelion population seems to be particularly wonderful this year,” said ecological consultant Dan Brunton. via Pain in the grass: Learn to love your rebellious dandelions | Ottawa Citizen.

Consommation d'eau: le futur modèle tarifaire se précise
Jean-François Dugas
Ville d'Ottawa

Par Jean-François Dugas, Le Droit, le 21 mai 2015

La Ville d'Ottawa fait un pas de plus vers la modernisation de sa structure tarifaire pour la consommation d'eau. Le comité de l'environnement de la Ville d'Ottawa a donné son aval, mardi, aux six principes directeurs visant la création du nouveau modèle déterminant le barème de redevances pour l'eau, les eaux usées et les eaux pluviales. via Consommation d'eau: le futur modèle tarifaire se précise | Jean-François Dugas | Ville d'Ottawa.

Des honneurs pour le projet Zibi
Économie

Par Le Droit, le 21 mai 2015

Le projet immobilier Zibi deviendra la première communauté One Planet au Canada - et la dixième dans le monde -, a annoncé jeudi matin le promoteur Windmill Development. Le label décerné par l'organisme international Bioregional souligne les projets d'aménagement durable, au delà des normes de constructions. Pour mériter la désignation, le projet doit témoigner «d'un engagement soutenu au respect de tous les aspects de développement durable pour la durée de vie de l'aménagement», peut-on lire dans le communiqué de l'entreprise. via Des honneurs pour le projet Zibi | Économie.
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