Food program seeks new help
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By John Nelson EMC News - Organizers of the North Dundas Green Food Bag program are looking for a few fresh faces to help prepare the locally acquired fruit and vegetables distributed each month. "Volunteers are badly needed," said North Dundas community development...read more »
Board votes to keep alternative program
Posted Mar 12, 2010
By Rosalyn Stevens
EMC News - The Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) voted last week to continue running its elementary alternative program, after a lengthy review that worried its parents, teachers and students.
After nearly 20 hours of debate, stretching...
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Ballots open for city awards
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - Show your gratitude to that special individual by nominating them for a City of Ottawa Civic Appreciation Award. The city's Civic Appreciation Awards ceremony is held each spring following National Volunteer Week. This volunteer appreciation...read more »
Community groups offer tax clinics
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By Charelle Evelyn EMC News - As the clock ticks down to the deadline to file income tax returns, community support groups are offering their services to eligible individuals to help them handle all of the paperwork. The Nepean, Rideau, Osgoode Community Resource Centre...read more »
Lions earn honour for library efforts
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By John Nelson EMC News Friends of the South Mountain Library and local politicians braved a late winter wallop to recognize a local club whose early and steadfast support helped make the new resource centre a reality. As heavy snow fell outside, North Dundas Mayor...read more »
Warm weather a mixed blessing for waterfront work
Posted Mar 12, 2010
By John Nelson
EMC News The bulk of the work on Chesterville's waterfront redevelopment project should be completed by the end of the month as the project began in the last week of February.
Under federal infrastructure funding, the township had until the end of...
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Youth awards accepting online nominations
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By Charelle Evelyn EMC News - Recognizing the accomplishments of Ottawa?outstanding youth has become as easy as a few clicks of the mouse. This year, the Spirit of the Capital Youth Awards have an online nomination form to make the process of acknowledging the community?..read more »
Bus route debate frustrates reader
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By Andrew Geraghty To the Editor, There we were at city hall. Armed with eleven presentations, dozens of emails, and a group of citizens that included a quadraplegic man with a key to the city, a woman who now feels impelled now to sell her home owing to her cancelled...read more »
Report young prostitutes: police
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - During the month of January, the Ottawa Police Service Guns and Gangs unit conducted an investigation into the enticement of young women into the sex trade. During the investigation, police determined that a member of the Crips street gang...read more »
City to proceed with future planning initiative
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By EMC News Submitted by the City of Ottawa EMC News - The Choosing our Future initiative, launched in 2009, is moving along and the three partners are now embarking on the next step in the process, which will focus on defining strategies and options to achieve...read more »
Students learn lesson in value of peace
Posted Mar 12, 2010
By Phil Ambroziak
EMC News - You're never too young to make a difference.
That was the message shared with Grades 7 and 8 students from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) who participated in the ninth annual Youth Peace Conference at the Confederation...
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Bell Capital Cup raises $251,000 for kids charities
Posted Mar 12, 2010
By EMC News
EMC News - The organizing committee for the Bell Capital Cup announced last week that the 11th annual festival, which was held from Dec. 30, 2009 to Jan. 3, has raised more than $251,000 for minor hockey and local charities.
With funds from this past...
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City looks into airport pathway to Osgoode
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By Charelle Evelyn EMC News - Finding a common ground for a trail that is truly multiuse is going to be a major element for the City of Ottawa as plans move forward for the proposed recreational pathway that links the Ottawa Airport to the Village of Osgoode. Osgoode...read more »
North Dundas council preps for budget debate
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By John Nelson EMC News - North Dundas councillors and department heads will get together March 20 for a marathon meeting to thrash out the 2010 capital budget. The meeting was set after township treasurer John Gareau provided an update on the budget process during...read more »
SCAN bill passes through committee
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By Rosalyn Stevens EMC News - After an unexpected call back to the province's committee on regulations and private member bills, the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) bill was approved after an all party clause-by-clause review. Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi...read more »
Local TV show examines police service
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By Kimberly Lochhead EMC News - To provide a greater insight into local policing, Rogers TV recently launched On Patrol with the Ottawa Police, a 10-part series examining the diversity of the many departments and highlighting the partnerships between officers and communities....read more »
OPS Workplace report sets the stage for future
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - Ottawa Police Services Board members received the Ottawa Police's first annual Positive Workplace Report at their monthly meeting in February. In November 2004, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) presented the Outreach Recruitment Project report...read more »
War Amps key tags at work in 2010
Posted Mar 12, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - When Ontario residents receive their 2010 War Amps key tags starting this week, they will also learn how these tags are hard at work assisting amputees in their community. War Amps CEO Cliff Chadderton explains the importance of the tags...read more »
