Clik here to view.
Condo Scene: How much is your condo worth?
All buyers decide to purchase based on their perception of value and there are many ways of attributing value to a piece of property. According to the Real Estate Negotiation Institute, a buyer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unhandy cottagers needed for new TV series
Are you one of those cottagers who thinks he can install a new roof by yourself in one afternoon or add an indoor toilet and sink with little more than a wrench and a roll of duct tape? Then Mountain...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The house that Anita built — New Home Series (with video)
Editor’s note: This is the first in a seven-part series that offers a step-by-step guide to the new home buying process. Next week: Getting started — What you need to know before you decide to buy. • I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Memorial Route, sound and light show in plans for 2015-16
The Department of Canadian Heritage is planning a new “Memorial Route” in Ottawa, a renewed Parliament Hill sound and light show, and more Christmas lights in the coming year. Along with construction...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three in hospital after early-morning crash at Leitrim and Albion
Three people have been taken to hospital, with one in critical condition, after a single-vehicle collision at the intersection of Leitrim and Albion roads early Friday. Paramedics responded to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jonathan McLeod: Protecting heritage, finally
It probably doesn’t feel like a victory for parents in the McKellar Park area. Broadview Public School’s tower building (the two-storey collegiate gothic section of the school) was awarded a heritage...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big Beat: Father, daughter have shows in separate galleries
And now, a suggestion for an afternoon road trip to two provinces to see two art exhibits by two members of one family. Dale Dunning has the exhibition Personae, at the Espace Pierre Debain in Aylmer,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
O'Connor looking forward to UBC
Admitting he was a little disillusioned with his experience at Penn State as a freshman, Michael O’Connor has talked for the first time about why he has chosen to attend the University of British...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police charge two with firearms, drug offences
Two people are charged with firearms and drug-related offences after the Ottawa police guns and gangs unit executed a search warrant on March 26. As a result of the search at the 400 block of Cambridge...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Warm enough for you? Up to 10 cm of snow might cool you down
Good Friday, meet snowbound Saturday. You might want to trade your Easter bonnet for a toque, as Environment Canada is calling for accumulating snow in many areas south of the city Friday night into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The UpBeat: Run for Reach celebrates three decades of helping people with...
Louise Rachlis On a Wednesday evening in June 1986, 45 runners assembled at the Rockcliffe Air Base arena for the 6:30 p.m. start of the first Run for Reach. “John Clarke won the 10K,” recalls longtime...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cyclist in serious condition after being struck by SUV
A 55-year-old man was in serious condition Friday evening after being struck by an SUV in the west end while riding his bicycle. In a release, paramedics said the man was “run over by a SUV making a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Volunteer Roundup
Great opportunities found at Volunteer Ottawa. Visit www.volunteerottawa.ca or call 613-736-5270 to learn more. Legs for Lungs: Run, walk, cycle or crawl through mud as part of The Lung Association’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adam: The farce of modern air travel
Air travel can sometimes be an unpleasant experience, what with damaged or lost baggage, delays and flight cancellations, some of which I experienced recently. But the worst part is the realization...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Incident at Tim Hortons drive-thru leads to gun charges
A man is facing gun charges after an alleged road rage incident in a Tim Hortons drive-thru line. Police were called to the Tim Hortons at the northeast corner of Merivale Road and Meadowlands Drive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jenkins: Finding Ottawa's twins
For two points, and a chance at a place in the final, what are Ottawa’s sister cities? No? According to the completely reliable Wikipedia entry on Ottawa, there are three: Beijing, Cairo and Catania....
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's all over for Ottawa 67's after being edged by IceDogs in Game 6
IceDogs 4, 67’s 3 Niagara wins series 4-2 The Ottawa 67’s were back in the playoffs for the first time in three years. They had 14 players playing in the Ontario Hockey League postseason for the first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ottawa, 1949: A lot to learn from the stories newspapers told
June 22, 1949, was a pleasantly warm day in Ottawa. The peony show was in its second day. A federal election was underway. And Richard Rutherford escaped drowning in the Ottawa River. Just nine years...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police warn accident-chasing tow-truck drivers to stay away or be fined
Ottawa police have taken to staging fake car accidents to drive home a point to tow-truck drivers racing to crash scenes: Stay away or be fined. Police say trucks competing for towing contracts are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Raw video: Orleans fire destroys one home, damages another
Police are investigating after a fire destroyed a home in Orleans early Monday morning. Ottawa firefighters responded to an early morning fire in Orleans, arriving at 2243 Page Road, near Innes Road,...
View Article