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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…

Denley: COVID testing in Ottawa – So many medical experts, so little co-ordination
Though progress has been made on addressing long lineups, it should have been obvious that it was required as soon as schools reopened.
Southminster United Church resumes Wednesday afternoon classical music concerts for 50-person audiences
When the Doors Open for Music at Southminster series resumes Wednesday at noon at Southminster United Church, its performers, the Canto Sentimento String Quartet, will be playing in front of an audience of up to 50 people who will follow novel coronavirus guidelines. While the concert will be livestreamed on Facebook, the church’s music director […]
Police board condemns racist video targeting chief
The Ottawa Police Services Board publicly defended and backed the mission of Chief Peter Sloly at Monday’s board meeting, breaking its silence more than a week after an online video mocking the chief and comparing him to Hitler appeared on social media. In sweeping remarks that she directed to “all police officers and members, their […]
Around the House: Indoor composter turns kitchen scraps into fertilizer
I know, I know, I know: This is the third time in the last 18 months I’ve written about reducing or redirecting kitchen waste. Humour me please, because as an enthusiast home cook I’m evangelical on the topic. Righteously so, I think, given that the 2.2 million tonnes of avoidable household food waste created annually […]
Scher: How Ottawa's Jewish community is joining the fight against anti-Black racism
We want everyone to formally recognize the United Nations' International Decade for People of African Descent and its approach of recognition, development and justice.
Driver slightly hurt in crash with moose on Highway 417 at Walkley Road
A man in his 40s suffered minor injuries when his pick-up truck struck a moose on Highway 417 at Walkley Road Tuesday morning. Ottawa paramedics said the man was taken to hospital for further assessment after the 6:50 a.m. crash. The Ministry of Transportation reported that the collision, which blocked the westbound left shoulder and […]
Police investigate confrontations of journalist, NDP leader at National War Memorial
The confrontations involved a protester camping out in the area of the National War Memorial, according to Ottawa's police chief.
One dead, one in critical condition following crash in Lanark County
The crash occurred on Galbraith Road on Monday afternoon.
Weather: up to 20 mm of rain for Tuesday, cooler temperatures in store
Was Monday’s sultry high summer’s last hurrah? Now it’s time to find that umbrella with up to 20 mm of rain in the forecast for Tuesday and a jacket for the near-zero lows coming later in the week. The morning forecast is for showers with a 40 per cent chance of more showers in the […]
One person is dying every 16 seconds due to COVID-19
Here are your local, national and worldwide COVID-19 updates for September 29, 2020. COVID-19 NEWS IN CANADA The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 29, 2020, via The Canadian Press: There are 155,307 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 72,651 confirmed (including 5,826 deaths, 61,629 resolved) […]