Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Columnists According to Ottawa Food Bank’s 2024 Hunger Report, one in four Ottawa households is food-insecure. There’s been an almost […]
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Deachman: O-Train optimism — Trillium Line journey was one smooth ride
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Columnists Three weeks before the north-south transit link opens to the public, I rode the Trillium Line. And strangely for […]
Deachman: Ottawa’s community centres are no place to house refugees
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Columnists More than 200 people are sheltered — with little privacy or dignity — in two community centres, which are now off […]
Deachman: Ottawa Public Library art must not be left orphaned
Breadcrumb Trail Links Books Local Arts Local News Columnists When it moves in 2026, the library is taking half of its public art pieces to […]
Deachman: Ottawa city budget — raising public transit fares is not the answer
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Columnists The budget’s proposed transit fare increases will hurt the youngest and oldest riders. That’s short-sighted when there are other […]
Deachman: Must Ottawa close the William Commanda Bridge for the winter — again?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Columnists The winter closure of the Chief William Commanda Bridge is a reminder of how Ottawa treats itself like a […]
Deachman: Ottawa’s nightlife council didn’t appoint me — but I’m ‘joining’ anyway. You can help
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Opinion Columnists With help from Ottawa readers, this columnist plans to contribute informally. Hey, I also like the nightlife! Get […]
Deachman: A headstone helps close a chapter on abuse at St. Joseph’s Training School in Alfred
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Opinion Columnists The headstone David McCann installed in Alfred, Ont. is a small marker of what happened to many at […]
Deachman: Where have all the Remembrance poppies gone?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News National Columnists Some Ottawa stores don’t take poppy boxes anymore. And it is even getting more difficult to get poppies […]
Deachman: Ottawa’s rural population, often neglected by city hall, plans to make its voice heard
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Opinion Columnists Poor roads, a lack of community services and other challenges: this weekend’s rural summit is designed to make […]