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Floor Mats FAQ – Car Floor Mats

Ronnie Payne February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Automotive

How to keep floor mats from sliding on vinyl floor I think we all have searched every forum for a solution for floor mats on vinyl floors. you probably have heard it all from Velcro to sub floor adhesive. Install…

Facts and History on: Michelin Tires

Ronnie Payne August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Automotive

Founded in 1888 by the Michelin brothers, André and Édouard, in Clermont-Ferrand, France who were running a rubber company and like all the others the company started manufacturing tires for bicycles and horse-drawn carriages it wasn’t until the 1890’s when…

COVID-19: Ottawa-Gatineau bridge roadblocks go up early Monday
Police roadblocks will go up on the five bridges that connect Ottawa and Gatineau early Monday as Ontario’s strict new stay-at-home order takes full effect. The Ottawa Police Service announced it will launch around-the-clock checkpoints on the bridges at 12:01 a.m. Monday to restrict the movement of motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. Officers will also be […]
City councillor calls for 'made-in-Ottawa' approach to vaccinations, parks
Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard said the city needs a more rational approach to COVID-19 than the stay-at-home order issued by the province Friday.
COVID-19: The state of the stay-at-home order
The province has modified parts of the stay-at-home order relating to park playgrounds and policing powers.
Updated: Six-year-old boy who spent night in the woods found by searchers in Val-des-Monts
A six-year-old boy who wandered from his home in Val-des-Monts was reunited with this family Sunday morning after an all-night search found him cold but safe in the forest. Sgt. Martin Fournel of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais said the boy was found at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday after searchers heard him crying. He was about […]
COVID-19: Ford backs down on playground ban, new police powers
In Ottawa, one city councillor called for a “made-in-Ottawa” approach to the province’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order that would prioritize the vaccination of frontline workers and recognize the importance of keeping parks and their amenities open to the public.
Weather: High of 17 C for Sunday and Monday, but risk of showers
Sunday’s weather will be more cloudy than Saturday’s, but continues to be warm. The day might even feel a bit muggy with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Environment Canada is predicting mainly cloudy skies for Sunday with a 30 per cent chance of showers early in the day. There’s a 60 per cent […]
OPP will police interprovincial crossing; municipal forces say they won't do random stops
The Ontario Provincial Police says it will be stopping cars on highways 401 and 417 where they cross into Quebec as part of its new mandate to restrict interprovincial travel. But many of the province’s municipal forces, including the Ottawa Police Service, are saying they won’t do random checks on city streets of pedestrians and […]
Weekend traffic blitz yields dozens of tickets by Saturday afternoon
One of the offenders was a student driver who "learned his lesson the hard way (Friday) night."
WESTBORO BUS CRASH: Crown rests case without calling lead investigator or reconstruction officers to the stand
Crown attorneys made it clear, that, in their opinion, the case is not one anchored in reconstruction.
'Like SARS and 9/11 combined' — Pandemic costing Ottawa $2.6 billion in lost tourism dollars
"We're looking at a few years of recovery, not months."