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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…

Driver in satisfactory condition following head-on Gatineau collision
One person was in hospital in satisfactory condition following a head-on collision between two vehicles in Gatineau on Saturday. According to Gatineau police, the crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Montée Paiement, between Saint-Thomas and Saint-Columban roads. Each of the vehicles had only one occupant at the time of the incident.
Pembroke and Natural Resources Canada Forest Service to fight tree killing beetle with small wasps
The tiny wasps being used as a natural control agent against the emerald ash borer are less than four millimetres in length and do not sting humans.
COVID-19: Ontario daily total slides slightly to 1,822; Ottawa reports 46 new cases
Ontario on Saturday reported 1,822 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, just shy of the single-day record of 1,855 set a day earlier.
City posts designs and application for Château Laurier addition
Larco Investments is applying for site control and development permits for a nearly 12,000-square-metre, 159-room addition of the hotel.
'A waste of health care funds' — dementia patient languishes in hospital because of a shortage of long-term care beds
The acute care psychiatric ward at The Ottawa Hospital is no place for an elderly dementia patient, says an Ottawa woman whose husband's condition worsened during the two months he spent on the ward this summer because there was nowhere else for him to go.
Police say woman from Barrhaven area has been found
Ottawa police said Friday evening that a 29-year-old deaf and autistic woman missing since early afternoon had been found safe and sound.
Editorial: The battle against COVID – here come the generals
Canadians believe the military gets things done. And the fair, fast distribution of vaccines is a thing we definitely want done.
Former Citizen editors-in-chief on their proudest moments, greatest disappointments
This year, the Ottawa Citizen — the capital’s oldest continuously operated business — marked its 175th anniversary. The COVID-19 pandemic put our plans to celebrate this remarkable milestone on hold, but we couldn’t let the year end without showing why this institution has been an important voice in our community for so long. This article […]
Weather: Rain, flurries and a bit of sun in the forecast for the weekend
Looks like Ottawa will get a little bit of everything thing this weekend. Saturday is mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries in the morning and a risk of freezing drizzle, then a 30 per cent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. The high is 4 C. There’s a 60 per […]
Citizen@175: 1960 Grey Cup hi-jinks 'a dime a dozen'
To mark our 175th anniversary year, we feature a different front page each week from past editions of the Ottawa Citizen. This week: Nov. 28, 1960. “Football-frenzied” Ottawa exploded in a night of celebration, the Citizen wrote on Nov. 28, 1960, after the underdog Ottawa Rough Riders, led by quarterback Russ Jackson and running back […]