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Archive for the ‘Municipal’ Category
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Asphalt arteries and concrete obelisks
Asphalt arteries and concrete obelisks.
These are the roads and skyscrapers that make up downtown Ottawa.
90% of the city’s residents have gravitated towards this urban jungle, a microcosm of a global trend.
That’s 85 people per hectare, crammed into…
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Third World Ottawa
With bed bugs living in the walls and falling out of the oven fan, you’d think you were in the developing world—not in the nation’s capital. But the pests are a common problem for Ottawa’s social housing residents.
Rob Caron,…
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Gold in them thar Gatineau hills?
The city of Gatineau has a gold rush on its hands.
Although it’s doubtful there’s actually gold in Gatineau’s hills, mining companies seem keen to apply for mining permits before legislative changes are made that would restrict mining in urbanized…
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Action or education: how to combat the recent Hintonburg attacks?
The recent spate of attacks in Hintonburg has caused a surge in the number of women signing up for self-defence classes.
Yet the Ottawa police surprisingly don’t approve.
They advocate education over violence.
But the women signing up for these…
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Hintonburg residents unsatisfied with police response to recent attacks
Interview with Cheryl Parrott from OpenFile on Vimeo.
A communication breakdown between police and a community association meant many of Hintonburg’s residents were unaware of a series of nearby attacks until several weeks afterwards.
The first two…
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“You’re not really having a conversation unless it’s two-way”
It turns out that knocking on over 5,000 doors over the summer is not only good exercise, but can also win an electoral campaign.
Katherine Hobbs, elected on Monday night as the new councillor for Ottawa’s Kitchissippi ward, referred to…
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23 Larry O’Brien clones
Touted futuristically as ‘Debate 2.0’, the latest mayoral contest delivered with its use of Twitter, YouTube, online live video and the threat of 23 Larry O’Brien clones.
However, despite the new format, the same old agendas were on display.
The…