Human Rights Watch is reporting that Houthi-Saleh forces in Yemen are using landmines in at least six areas in that country, causing widespread suffering on the civilian population. The use of antipersonnel landmines in a country that has signed the Mine Ban Treaty is a cause for concern in the international community. “Houthi-Saleh forces have… Read More Landmine use in Yemen a cause for concern
The City of Ottawa is once again holding a series of household hazardous waste depots throughout the year at various locations across the region. The first opportunity for residents to get rid of hazardous waste happens on Sunday April 30 at the Rideau Carleton Raceway at 4837 Albion Road. The depot will be open from… Read More Spring cleaning time in Ottawa
The City of Ottawa is looking for volunteers this weekend to help remove some of the 250,000 sandbags around the region. Volunteers (age 16 and older) are asked to meet at one of the following meeting points and will be taken by shuttle bus to the affected areas. 1. Dunrobin (3285 Dunrobin Rd. from 10… Read More Volunteers needed to remove sandbags around Ottawa
If you live in the national capital region, it’s time to put some air in your bike tires and hit the (car free) road for another season! The Nokia Sunday bike days starts today. Here is where you can ride your bike without having to deal with car traffic: Car-free Ottawa parkways Sir John A.… Read More NOKIA Sunday bike days is back in Ottawa / Gatineau
The G7 research group at the University of Toronto has released its final compliance report on the 2016 Ise-Shima Summit, which took place in Japan May 26-27, 2016. The report looks at 19 priority commitments of the 342 commitments that G7 members made at the summit. As with all of these reports, there is both… Read More G7 research group releases final Ise-Shima report
Have you finished your spring cleaning? The third of eight hazardous waste depots in Ottawa in 2017 takes place on Sunday June 4 at Waste Collections Canada at 3354 Navan Road between 8 a.m and 4 p.m. Products that can be dropped off include: Aerosol containers Propane cylinders Disinfectants Fluorescent bulbs/tubes Fire extinguishers Fertilizers and pesticides… Read More The third hazardous waste depot happens this weekend
If you are an aviation buff, you will want to make your way to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum Reserve Hanger for this weekend’s Doors Open Ottawa. The hanger features over 60 aircraft and artefacts from the early years of flight, to aircraft used in both World Wars, to passenger jetliners, trainers and more.… Read More Doors Open Ottawa 2017
Maplelawn Garden is one of the few remaining examples of a walled garden in Canada. The garden and adjacent manor house (which currently houses the Keg restaurant) were built on Richmond Road in Ottawa in 1931–1934 by a Scottish immigrant, William Thompson. In 1989 the property was designated a national historic site. Since 1993, the… Read More Maplelawn Garden in Ottawa
The fourth household hazardous waste depot of 2017 happens this Sunday June 25 in Ottawa. City of Ottawa residents can drop off their waste at the OC Transpo Park & Ride on Fallowfield Road (by the VIA train station) between 8 am and 4 pm. Residential electronic waste will also be accepted at this location.
As Canadians get set to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday, Victoria, BC author Tom Hawthorn invites them to look back to 1967 – the year of Canada’s centennial, in his new book The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country. “The Canada of 1968 was a profoundly different place than the Canada… Read More New book looks back on Expo 67
