OC Transpo agrees to release GPS data

EMC News - Following the outrage that ensued after OC Transpo management backtracked on a promise to release bus-location data openly to the public, the transit agency is set to keep its commitment and release the information by March 22. Beacon Hill-Cyrville...

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Canterbury grad draws on animation training to launch career with Pixar

When Benjamin Su was chosen for a visual arts program at Canterbury High school, little did he know it would be a starting point to a successful animation career. And when Disney's animated classic "Brave" is released this coming summer, the Canterbury...

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Shots fired on Cedarwood Drive

A residence in Ottawa south's Herongate neighbourhood was shot at numerous times early Tuesday morning. Police were called to an address in the 2000 block of Cedarwood Drive in the early morning hours of Jan. 24. There were no injuries reported from...

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'Let's clear the air'

Ottawa Public Health Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has recently released recommendations for a renewed smoke-free strategy designed to protect children and non-smokers from second-hand smoke while reducing smoking rates. This joint initiative between...

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Hillcrest students recognized with award for creating a Black History Club

EMC News - Four Hillcrest High School students who helped create a Black History Club have had their efforts recognized. Students Faduma Mahmoud, Kimberly Jean, Maka Mohamed and Robel Yosef were on Jan. 28 awarded the Black History Ottawa community...

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South Ottawa family named 'Good Bears' for CHEO, Riverside South couple active supporters of hospital

A south Ottawa couple has been inducted into CHEO's Order of the Good Bear in appreciation of their ongoing fundraising efforts for the children's hospital. Matt and Dayna Robinson from Riverside South were officially inducted on Tuesday, Jan. 24...

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Everything for nothing on the web?

If there was a way to sneak into the NHL All-Star Game without paying, some of us would have. Most of us wouldn't. That's the way we were brought up. If somebody is selling something and you want it, you pay for it. But if someone offered us a pirated...

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Short list for new police chief too short

The city has picked up a nasty habit. In the interest of harm reduction, an intervention is in order as our elected representatives appear to have learned little from the Lansdowne reconstruction fiasco. In that case, council voted to accept a proposal...

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Web Poll

THIS WEEK'S POLL QUESTION Is the city's police services board right to limit its search for a new chief to internal candidates only? A) They're the experts - if they feel the right person is in-house, hire away. B) No. It should be the city's policy...

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Pint-sized pupil pulls for polar bears

Olivia Clement, an eight-year-old Grade 3 student at St. Andrew Catholic School student has taken up the cause of polar bears after managing to raise $200 to protect their Arctic habitat. Judy Clement, Olivia's mom, said Olivia came up with the idea...

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Centretown tenants turn McAuley Place into a community

EMC community - When Hibo Ismail moved into McAuley Place almost three years ago, a large room just off the entrance of the building had become a dusty, unwelcoming storage area. But on Jan. 25, the bright and repainted lounge was buzzing with people...

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No parking on Uplands after Lulu traffic 'nightmare'

EMC News - After the local city councillor raised concerns about traffic and parking after a warehouse sale at the new CE Centre, "no-parking" signs have been installed along Uplands Drive. The Lululemon sale at the new trade-show centre on Jan. 20...

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Watson's first key honours orchestra maestro

EMC News - Ottawa Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor David Currie began his 20th season with the OSO on a high note as he was presented with a key to the city. The honour, which was bestowed upon Currie just prior to the start of a 20th-anniversary...

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Chapman Mills could gain pedestrian bridge

EMC News - One of the city's busiest trails could become a year-round attraction in south Nepean. The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation (RVCF) is asking for the public's help in securing funds for a 35-metre pedestrian bridge across an inlet of...

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Hopewell students learn less is more

EMC News - Students at Hopewell Avenue Public School learned new tools of how to stay safe while using social networking websites during a talk delivered by Canada's privacy commissioner on Jan. 24. Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart asked a gym...

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'State of the city' offers a few new ideas

EMC News - A summit for youth, plans for Canada's 150th birthday celebrations and a new award, the Order of Ottawa, are a few of the new ideas Mayor Jim Watson highlighted in his first-ever state of the city address. Delivered to city council the morning...

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Grant keeps things fresh at hospital

Patients at the Queensway Carleton Hospital will get to sample some of the best local foods thanks to a $43,000 provincial grant. The grant was announced at the hospital on Jan. 27, with tasty, locally grown goodies on tap for staff to try out. Mel...

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Busting out all the right moves to fight cancer

EMC News - A one-day event offering the chance to participate in a number of activities for people of all fitness levels, will give Ottawans a different way to raise money to support breast cancer awareness and treatment. The Bust A Move campaign...

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Educator named outstanding principal

EMC Community - Jennifer Oake may have been named one of Canada's 40 outstanding principals for 2012, but the St. Pius X High School principal said her staff makes the school a better place. "I've worked with lots of inspirational people," said Oake,...

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Men step up to end violence against women

EMC news - Ron Couchman admits he didn't always know how to deal with the cycle of violence against women. "I engaged in binge drinking. I was angry, and short-tempered. I got in fights at bars with other men," he described his life from seven years...

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