By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, January 17, 2014
OTTAWA — The bird feeders are gone from Gatineau Park’s ski trails, causing a flap among some skiers and bird-lovers.
Feeders had hung near lodges along the trails for many years. This winter they don’t.
By Hugh Adami, Ottawa Citizen, January 17, 2014
With so many security cameras dotting the lobby area and underground garage of the Halcyon, a west-end condominium, residents should be excused if they are constantly looking over their shoulders.
The latest plan to beef up video surveillance around garbage-chute areas — albeit temporarily — has raised the ire of at least a couple of residents — Susan Beveridge and Arlene Ben Zur — who say it interferes with everyone’s privacy.
By News Staff, CFRA News, January 15, 2014
At least one company continues to report propane shortages in eastern Ontario and the Progressive Conservatives aren\'t happy.
Local Tory MPPs took part in a conference call with the Ministry of Energy and the Canadian Propane Association Tuesday afternoon.
By Alison Sandor, CFRA News, January 16, 2014
A 54-year-old OC Transpo bus driver has been charged with running a red light, following a collision Wednesday on Woodroffe near West Hunt Club Road.
Police allege the double decker, route 76, ran the light around 7:40 and was struck by a car.
By David Reevely, Ottawa Citizen, January 14, 2014
OTTAWA — Last weekend’s major upgrade to OC Transpo’s fare-card system went just about perfectly, says the man in charge of the Presto system, and only a few quirks remain to be fixed.
“I say that quite honestly that, to us, it was literally a perfect roll-through on the weekend,” said Robert Hollis, executive-vice president of the provincial Metrolinx transit agency. The weekend of work was preceded by 10 months of planning, then a weeklong freeze on ordering new cards online. Presto closed off online access to people’s accounts entirely on the weekend.
By Michael Woods, Ottawa Citizen, January 16, 2014
OTTAWA — The entire 7.8 km of the Rideau Canal Skateway was opened Thursday after being closed since the weekend.
However, experts who checked out the ice conditions overnight have recommend using caution between Fifth Avenue and Bronson. Certain sections of this area are categorized as poor and the NCC has put up signs and barricades to help users safely navigate around these sections.
By Martin Gratton, Ottawa Citizen Letter to the Editor, January 15, 2014
Re: Data is contradictory, Jan. 13.
Letter-writer Niraj Chandra peddles the same talking points used by climate change deniers. He states that \"the science behind climate change remains uncertain\" and goes on to use the oft-quoted recent hiatus in temperature increases as proof that climate change is a myth.
By Paul Duchesne, Ottawa Citizen Letter to the Editor, January 15, 2014
Re: Incandescent bulb ban leaves birds cold, Jan. 13.
In response to your article on the light bulb standard that recently came into effect and the impact on the Ottawa Wild Bird Care Centre, we would like to clarify that there are exempted bulbs that the centre could use to heat their incubators.