OC Transpo plans revised March Break schedule
Posted Mar 9, 2010 By EMC News OC Transpo bus schedules will be modified slightly during the March Break to meet the travel demands of Ottawa transit riders. From March 15 to 19, schools will be closed and many people will be on holidays. Bus arrival times may be adjusted slightly...read more »
St. Thomas More student follow Siberian trek online
Posted Mar 9, 2010 By Sheena Bolton EMC News - The Grade 5 and 6 students at St. Thomas More Elementary School participated in a unique experience last week as they used skype?a digital video conferencing technology?with 14 other schools across the world to chat with Ray Zahab, who is...read more »
Cancer centre campaign exceeds $20 M goal
Posted Mar 5, 2010
By Sheena Bolton
EMC News - After 20 months of furious campaigning the Ottawa Hospital Foundation exceeded their goal of $20 million in 20 months to help pay for the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre expansion.
Over the last 20 months there was many worries that the $20...
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Correction
Posted Mar 5, 2010 By EMC News The new South Ottawa Police Station will be 100,000 square feet. An error was made in an article titled "Budget includes infrastructure improvements for south-end residents," which ran in the February 12 edition of the Ottawa South EMC. The EMC apologizes...read more »
Correction
Posted Mar 5, 2010 By EMC News The Wellspring Wellness Centre will be 7,200 square feet. An error was made in an article titled, "Community undecided over cancer wellness centre rezoning," which ran in the February 19 edition of the Ottawa South EMC. The EMC apologizes for the error...read more »
A week to celebrate women
Posted Mar 5, 2010 By EMC News Beginning on Monday, March 8, people around the world will be celebrating the achievements of women. International Women's Week is a time to celebrate the battle women have fought for equal rights, and the hurdles they have jumped to do great things....read more »
Newest addition to EMC welcomes opportunity
Posted Mar 5, 2010 By Phil Ambroziak Who am I? That's a question I've asked myself quite often during the course of the past year and, until recently, it was a question I could not find a satisfactory answer to. Perhaps the reason for this is - and this is something that applies to everyone...read more »
Sierra Club of Canada supports education, promotion of Ottawa's green bin program
Posted Mar 5, 2010 By EMC News The Sierra Club of Canada is looking for volunteers to take on a role in environmental leadership, give a 'bin talk" presentation to small groups across the city. The collection of food scraps is the next logical step in waste diversion efforts and...read more »
Ottawa to create wildlife strategy
Posted Mar 5, 2010
By Sheena Bolton
EMC News - Ottawa city council decided last week to begin the work of developing a wildlife strategy, designed to deal with the habituated wildlife appearing throughout the city.
In the near future a meeting will be held between the agriculture and...
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Rideauview to expand
Posted Mar 5, 2010
By Sheena Bolton
EMC News - Over the coming summer months, the Rideauview Community Centre will receive a much-needed expansion to better serve the growing population of Riverside South.
The centre will receive a 1,650 square foot addition to the rear of the current...
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City encourages residents to join Earth Hour March 27
Posted Mar 5, 2010 By EMC News EMC News - The City of Ottawa is celebrating Earth Hour and will be asking all residents to participate in the campaign scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 27 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Earth Hour is a global campaign, initiated by the World Wildlife...read more »
Banff Ledbury community gets new field house
Posted Mar 5, 2010
By Sheena Bolton
EMC News - The children of Banff Ledbury will soon have a new field house where they can attend summer activities and change clothes before using the sport fields.Last Tuesday River ward Coun. Maria McRae, surrounded by children from the community, announced...
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Paget rink reopens after 40 years
Posted Mar 5, 2010 By Sheena Bolton EMC News - It's been 40 years since families in Riverside Park were able to skate at Paget Park, until now. Last month the Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association (RPCRA) and the surrounding neighbours banded together to reopened puddle...read more »
