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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 confirms 50 new cases; Ontario reports 640
Ottawa Public Health has confirmed 50 new cases of COVID-19 in the region on Saturday. There were no new deaths. The public health agency knows of 441 active cases. OPH reported one new outbreak in child care and schools, bringing the total number of outbreaks in the category to 18. There were no new outbreaks […]
Successful pilot project expected to lead to expanded school zone radar coverage
Drivers can expect to see new photo radar setups in 15 more school areas by the end of 2022. In a tweet, Mayor Jim Watson hailed a “successful” pilot program that saw “a reduction of speeds in eight school zones” in the city. According to the mayor, a report will be brought to council’s transportation […]
Coroner's inquest set for worker electrocuted on worksite in 2012
A coroner’s inquest has been called to examine the 2012 worksite death of a 31-year-old Ottawa man. Barry Robertson, 31, was electrocuted on March 22, 2012, when his boom truck contacted overhead high-voltage wires while he and two other workers were installing new hydro poles along Moodie Drive near Fallowfield Road. The two other workers […]
Ottawa firefighters douse Barrhaven basement fire
Ottawa firefighters doused blaze in the basement of a home in Barrhaven early Saturday. An unidentified person was yaken in care by paramedics. There was no word on their condition. Firefighters were called to the house on Elke Drive, near Fallowfield Road, at 2:38 p.m. The occupant of the house had run to the neighbouring […]
Councillor still hearing opposition to changing Rideau-Goulbourn despite ward's slave-owner namesake
The city is proposing to change the ward name to Rideau-Jock after the names of the rivers that run through the area.
Weather: Spectacular fall day on tap Saturday
Saturday will be the prefect day to check out the foliage, just beginning to turn fiery as Fall Rhapsody, the National Capital Commission’s annual celebration of autumn colour, gets underway. The Environment and Climate Change Canada forecast calls for mainly sunny skies with high reaching 21 C. Increasing clouds Saturday night with a 40 per […]
Editorial: Questions remain about the Westboro bus crash. Who will answer them?
This is an admittedly awkward moment for city officials, who are also currently under intense pressure over the LRT derailment fiasco. But there's a crisis of trust about our transit system. Our municipal leaders know this, and must act.
Today's letters: The bus crash, Ottawa's LRT woes, and the election outcome
While the driver in the Westboro crash has been found not guilty, OC Transpo management must still be held to account. You can write to us on this or any topic, at letters@ottawacitizen.com
Crystal meth use is on the rise in Ottawa, complicating the struggle against an increasingly toxic drug supply
"It’s often very loud, very public, very erratic and it’s frightening to be around and it’s very hard to know how to keep our other clients and our staff safe from people that are high on crystal meth.”
What are your treaty obligations? How Ottawans can understand and honour their responsibilities
“Your rights to land ownership as a private citizen come from those treaties.”