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The UpBeat: Young 'philanthropreneurs' honoured for doing well at doing good
By Betty Weil Ottawa’s youngest entrepreneurs just closed the books on a record-breaking year. We are not talking about textbooks here. The CFOs of their student-led companies have closed their...
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Real estate: Affordable country living
Location: Tamarack Circle, near Kemptville Features: Bright, open-concept, four-bedroom, two-bathroom home on a large country lot, with two-car garage Asking price: $359,900 Selling price: $351,000...
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Canada Soccer recommends youth leagues cancel games during World Cup
If you have a child in soccer, his or her game will likely be cancelled on the days World Cup matches are held in Ottawa. As host nation of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, Canada Soccer reached...
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Ottawa housing starts plummet as economic uncertainty continues
The number of new home starts fell dramatically in May compared with the same month a year ago, according to new statistics released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The national housing market...
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Editorial: Senate culture must change
What an enormous amount of energy and public money has been expended, and has yet to be expended, on the question of keeping senators honest. On Tuesday, Auditor General Michael Ferguson released his...
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Committee names Heatherington for revitalization, redevelopment cash
Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans persuaded the planning committee on Tuesday to specifically name Albion-Heatherington as the site for a proposed neighbourhood revitalization and redevelopment....
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Board endorses plan for new central library but battle looms over where and how
The campaign to build a new central library cleared another hurdle on Tuesday, but the fight over where to put it and how to build it continues. Ottawa’s public library board endorsed a plan to...
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OPP pulls man's licence, seizes car for seven days for Queensway racing
The Ontario Provincial Police has charged a driver with street racing after he was caught travelling in excess of 150 kilometres per hour on Highway 417 westbound near Boundary Road Tuesday. An officer...
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Homes calendar June 13 to 19
This weekend Walking tour: Join Heritage Ottawa on a walking tour through the heart of the eclectic and socially varied neighbourhood of Hintonburg Sunday. Meet at 2 p.m. at Saint-François-d’Assise...
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Council approves new O'Connor bike lane
City council has unanimously approved its second segregated bike lane for downtown Ottawa. The plan to build a 2.5-kilometre, north-south cycling spine on O’Connor Street between Wellington Street and...
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Volunteer Roundup
For more information about these and other volunteer positions, visit www.volunteerottawa.ca or call 613-736-5270. Two events and one good cause: Easter Seals Ontario assists families with the purchase...
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New data let public compare long-term care homes
For the first time ever, Canadians now are able to directly compare the performance of individual long-term care facilities. The Canadian Institute for Health Information released nine new indicators...
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Long-term care: what the indicators tell us about Ottawa homes
Here’s how long-term care facilities measure up against nine indicators tracked by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Falls by residents The indicator: Percentage of long-term care...
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'Zero tolerance' blitz nets in 59 criminal charges, 338 offences
Ottawa police laid 59 criminal charges and issued 338 offence notices in a weeklong sweep of downtown streets. Officers conducted a “zero-tolerance initiative” from 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m., June 1 to 7,...
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For love or money: Brits bar Ottawa woman a second time
First, Maria Summers couldn’t stay in Britain for love — or supposed lack of same. Now it’s money. After a British court reversed the rejection of the Ottawa woman’s visa application on the...
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Ask the finance expert: Mortgages and TFSAs
Q: When I started making deposits into my tax-free savings accounts (TFSA), I put money into several mutual funds. I have a mortgage coming due in several years and am considering cashing out my TFSA...
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Model home tour: Tartan offers high and low at Findlay Creek
A tour of two recently opened models at Findlay Creek Village makes clear that Tartan Homes is a builder that caters to a range of home buyers. JAVA condo flats, starting at $199,900, appeal to those...
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Barred candidate asks court to intervene in Kanata Conservative nomination
An Ottawa man has launched legal action against the federal Conservative Party over a decision to block him from seeking the party’s nomination to run in the upcoming election in the riding of...
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Province announces $40M in funding for Ottawa universities and hospitals
Four key Ottawa institutions received a healthy funding boost Thursday when the province announced it will award $40 million to support innovative research projects. The announcement was made at the...
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Erik Bedard calls it a career
One of the best pitchers to come out of the Ottawa region has called it a career. Navan’s Erik Bedard has ended his attempt at a comeback from yet another injury and announced his retirement after 11...
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