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As environmental stewardship becomes more popular, many businesses and people are increasingly using biodegradable materials in their operations: envelopes,... more
By
Manuel
Costa
April 20, 2013
Parents have repeatedly told us that they want to provide health food options for their kids, but often find that the environment around them undermines those... more
April 20, 2013
Dear Mayor Watson and Ottawa City Councillors,
As you know, Claridge is proposing to add five storeys to the existing 11-storey Union du Canada building... more
April 18, 2013
Ages ago when I was just 12, Dave Brown wrote a column about me and my friends on a CARE cause we were on. This was for the Ottawa Journal. Accompanying the... more
April 17, 2013
Interesting to see how Mayor Watson is framing this issue, knowing full well that many Ottawa residents oppose his desire for a downtown casino.
I certainly do... more
April 17, 2013
Dear Mayor and Councillors,
At the Manotick public meeting it was clear that Ottawa's proposed Official Rural Plan is a bureaucratic strategy that fails to... more
April 15, 2013
With all due respect to Jeffrey Simpson, I have to disagree with his assertion that 'Attack Ads' won't disappear because they work.' I would argue eventhough... more
April 15, 2013
In the middle of the last century, “urban renewal” peaked as the cutting edge of urban planning. Renewal referred not to restoration or renovation of... more
By
Jay
Baltz
April 13, 2013
Dear Editor,
Re "Emerald ash borer devastates trees in two east-side parks" (Feb 5), injecting Ash trees with TreeAzin is called "expensive." Relative to what... more
April 13, 2013
Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper,
I am concerned about the shifting relationship between the government and public scientists. A recent report by the... more
By
Katie
Gibbs
April 13, 2013
Open letter to Sens fans,
With the NHL 2013 regular season coming to an end, I find myself marveling at the way Daniel Alfredsson, the Senators captain,... more
April 13, 2013
Jim.Watson@ottawa.ca
April 23,2013
Dear Mayor Watson,
I received your response to my letter of April 9, 2013, urging you and City Council to “prohibit new... more
April 12, 2013
There seems to be a rash of folks with chain saws ready to cut every ash tree in Ottawa. Large trees are valuable green infrastructure, as they cool in the... more
By
Meg
Sears
April 10, 2013
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA
United Kingdom
August 30, 2012
Your Majesty,
I wish to write to you regarding a matter of... more
April 10, 2013
Dear Friends,
After pounding the pavement over the last few weeks The Ottawa Taxpayer Advocacy Group believes they have the secret recipe to reshape the... more
April 8, 2013