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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…

Man charged in Barrhaven ‘house of horrors’ killing ruled fit for trial
Conor Donnelly, 39, faces charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder.
Protesting trucker convoys roll closer to Ottawa
The original trucking convoy started in British Columbia, but groups are also headed to the national capital from eastern Canada.
Man arrested for Vanier stabbing death; makes first court appearance Thursday
Arrested Wednesday evening, Devon Wynne is due to return to court for another hearing on Feb. 10.
Hospitals taking unprecedented steps to cope with overcrowding and staff shortages
COVID-positive patients in some Ontario hospitals may now be put in rooms with patients who don’t have COVID-19, as long as those uninfected patients have recently recovered from the virus and are double-vaccinated.
COVID-19: Ontario to resume some surgeries next week; Hospital cases drop to 3,645; 3 more deaths in Ottawa; PM self-isolates after exposure
Ontario is announcing that some surgeries paused due to a surge in COVID-19 cases will start resuming on Monday. Non-urgent surgeries were put on hold in early January to preserve hospital capacity, affecting an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 procedures a week. A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott says today that some surgeries and procedures […]
Public vigil for Eastway victims to be held Feb. 5
Six people were killed in the explosion and fire that ripped through Eastway Tank on the afternoon of Jan. 13.
Planning committee struggles for 'balance' in redevelopment projects kicking out tenants
The city doesn't yet have an inclusionary zoning policy that mandates affordable housing in new developments.
Egan: Ryan Reynolds — a hick town finds its celebrity crush
There is probably a vicious argument to be made about why Ryan Reynolds doesn't deserve a street named after him, but in this, our pandemic gloom, it's too easy to go Total Sour Puss on Mr. Endlessly Cute.
Planning committee blesses two-year extension of 'temporary' parking behind Notre Dame church
The Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall has applied for three-year zoning exemptions for the north portion of the lot since 2005 after it demolished two heritage buildings, vowing to pursue a redevelopment plan for the area.
Gatineau police seek suspect in four similar robberies
In each incident, a man was alleged to have pointed what looked like a handgun at the clerk and asked for the contents of the cash drawer before fleeing on foot.