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• Defence Minister: Canada looked at Kuwaiti F-18s but Australian aircraft the ones being considered

  28-09-2017 23:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada has examined the potential that Kuwait could have surplus F-18s for sale to fill the capability gap the RCAF is dealing with. But the main drawback is that the aircraft are not available at this time, he told journalists Thursday.
  Instead, Sajjan indicated that the focus is mainly on surplus Australian F-18s for interim aircraft. “As you know, we are pursuing the options with the Australians at this time,” he said.
   
  
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• Hogberg expected to be a Beast for Sens after 'Hamburglar' clears waivers

  28-09-2017 23:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  It’s believed the Senators and Montreal Canadians will share the Brampton Beast as an East Coast Hockey League affiliate this season.
  The agreement has yet to be formally announced.
  Meanwhile, the Senators’ AHL affiliate will soon have twice as many goalies as it needs.
  As expected, Andrew Hammond was placed on waivers Thursday, leaving Craig Anderson and Mike Condon as the only two ‘tenders left in Ottawa’s camp. Hammond is expected to clear waivers Friday at noon, at wh
  
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• Hotel group wants Airbnb regulated just like they are

  28-09-2017 23:42
  Study shows more and more Airbnb listings are for full homes in some cases multiple units.
  
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• 'It was for a different lifetime': Inner City Health revises plans for supervised injection site

  28-09-2017 23:41
  The organization wants to run a supervised injection site out of a trailer in time for winter.
  
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• Several schools to reopen Friday after power outages

  28-09-2017 23:26
  
  Before packing that lunch, make sure your child's school is open. Yesterday's fierce storm has knocked out power to thousands of residents and many business and schools are also affected. Closed today are: Broadview Public School, Woodroffe Avenue Public School, Regina Alternative, Nepean High School.
  
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• Kitten case unsolved, but Casper's OK

  28-09-2017 23:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  Brockville police are unable to solve a reported case of kitten abuse from June, but the good news is the feline is feeling fine.
  Police on Wednesday provided an update on a matter that started June 24, when a witness went to the police station to report he was leaving the 1000 Islands Mall and travelling east on Parkedale Avenue when he saw a white kitten he believed was thrown from a vehicle in front of him.
  The man was able to provide officers with dash camera footage of the traffic on Parked
  
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• Ottawa health unit wants funds for a roving supervised injection van

  28-09-2017 23:10
  
  Ottawa Public Health is asking city hall for money to buy a van that could operate as a mobile overdose prevention unit, beefing up the health unit’s efforts to prevent deaths and reduce the spread of disease.
  
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• Mayor Jim Watson calls the incident at Peter D Clark "outrageous and callous" saying he supports terminiation of employees. #ottnews

  28-09-2017 23:08 via twitter.com
  Mayor Jim Watson calls the incident at Peter D Clark "outrageous and callous" saying he supports terminiation of employees. #ottnews
  
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• Broadview PS, Nepean HS, Regina AS, and Woodroffe Avenue PS will be open tomorrow after losing power from yesterday's storm. #ottnews

  28-09-2017 22:50 via twitter.com
  Broadview PS, Nepean HS, Regina AS, and Woodroffe Avenue PS will be open tomorrow after losing power from yesterday's storm. #ottnews
  
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• With one preseason game left, it's time for Senators to rediscover their identity

  28-09-2017 22:45 via ottawacitizen.com
  Still one week from showtime, it’s now show-up time for the Senators.
  The biggest fear coming into this season is that the Eastern Conference finalists would get off to a sluggish, groggy start. That the Senators would suffer from a Final Four hangover.
  Veteran defenceman Dion Phaneuf brought it up when camp opened. Head coach Guy Boucher cautioned how history proves teams that advance as far as the Senators did last spring almost always emerge slowly from the gate the following October.
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• Chief science adviser vows to make her advice to government public

  28-09-2017 22:15
  
  Canada’s new chief science adviser is worried. Our country spends billions of dollars on research, and many people believe that what our scientists discover is just debatable opinion.Now Mona Nemer, an Ottawa heart researcher, has the job of sorting out the best evidence on public science issues.
  
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• Get serious about fixing long-term care

  28-09-2017 22:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Again, a video camera in the room of a resident at one of our municipal long-term care homes has revealed the mistreatment of an elderly client. In this case, according to general manager of community and social services Janice Burelle, the camera picked up “verbal abuse” of the patient. “The language in the video is disturbing and offensive,” she wrote to city councillors. An employee at the Peter D. Clark Long Term Care Centre has been fired, and two other workers
  
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• Fresh case of abuse at city nursing home prompts outsider review

  28-09-2017 21:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city has ordered a third-party review and fired three employees in one of its nursing homes after one of them was caught on video verbally abusing a resident, its general manager of social services told city councillors Thursday.
  Two of them were punished for not reporting the abuse by the third, says a memo sent by Janice Burelle, and a fourth is still being investigated. The incident happened at Peter D. Clark in Nepean, one of four city-run nursing homes.
  “A video camera installed i
  
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• Jasmine Crescent stairwell killer pleads guilty to manslaughter

  28-09-2017 21:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Connor Stevenson, just 18 and unarmed, was knifed to death in the stairwell of his Jasmine Crescent apartment building over 14 lousy grams of weed.
  It was April 14, 2015 — a Tuesday afternoon — and he had been stabbed in the heart and left to die alone after a drug robbery gone wrong. 
  His so-called friend, David Dubois, was the one behind the deadly robbery.
  And on Wednesday afternoon, Dubois, 21, finally stood up in court and took responsibility.
  In a deal that spares him pros
  
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• 'I went flying because I wanted to fly, not to prove anything': Canada's first female fighter pilot honoured

  28-09-2017 21:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Deanna “Dee” Brasseur recalls being 11 or 12 and riding her bicycle to the end of a runway at the RCAF base in Centralia, near London, Ont., where her father was posted, and endlessly watching the Chipmunk trainer airplanes take off and land. There, she thought, would I go, too, if only I could.
  But she couldn’t. In the mid 1960s, the Canadian Forces didn’t permit women to be pilots.
  “I used to watch for hours and hours and hours, and I specifically remember &hellip
  
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• Fresh case of abuse at city nursing homes prompts outsider review

  28-09-2017 21:15
  
  The city has fired three employees in one of its nursing homes after one of them was caught on video verbally abusing a resident, its general manager of social services told city councillors Thursday.
  
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• Montreal alto saxist Benjamin Deschamps balances tradition, modernity

  28-09-2017 21:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  Montreal alto saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps ventures across the border later this week to play three Ontario concerts — Sept. 29 at the Jazz Room in Waterloo, Sept. 30 at Record Runner Rehearsal Studio in Ottawa and Oct. 1 at the Emmet Ray in Toronto.
  Before Deschamps, a bracing player and composer who is 29 years old, starts logging the kilometres with his quintet, get to know him and his music through the interview below.
  Q: Tell me about your first steps as a music student and your fir
  
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• Dance the night away, Ottawa: All-night venue changing city's downtown vibe

  28-09-2017 21:02
  White Rabbit dance parties are bringing house and techno music back to the golden days, but it wasn't easy to get going because of city bylaws.
  
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• Ian Lee of @Carleton_U's Sprott School of Business joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk effects of @Bombardier tariffs.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 20:45 via twitter.com
  Ian Lee of @Carleton_U's Sprott School of Business joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk effects of @Bombardier tariffs.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@MeehanCarolAnne talks to CEO of Tea &Toast Inc. Amy McConnell about the Ottawa Fall Home Show this weekend.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 20:30 via twitter.com
  .@MeehanCarolAnne talks to CEO of Tea &Toast Inc. Amy McConnell about the Ottawa Fall Home Show this weekend.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Boeing Dispute – Winnipeg mayor reminds Canadians aerospace industry also in Western Canada

  28-09-2017 20:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman issued the following statement regarding the Boeing/Bombardier trade dispute:
   
  “Yesterday, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard stated that “Not a bolt, not a part, of course not a plane of Boeing” should be entering Canada until this conflict is resolved.
  His comments do not appear to acknowledge the reality that Quebec is not the only province affected by this dispute.
   
  Winnipeg is the largest aerospace centre in Western Canada—the t
  
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• Defence Minister Sajjan suggests Boeing won’t be considered for future fighter jet replacement

  28-09-2017 20:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan suggested Thursday that Canada would not consider a Boeing product for any future fighter jet and that the door on the company’s involvement in other future Canadian military procurements is close to being shut.
  The move comes after the U.S. government hit Bombardier with duties of almost 220 per cent on its C-Series passenger jets. That penalty came as a result of Boeing’s complaint that Bombardier was selling the C-Series in the U.S. at a lower cost b
  
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• Will a @Netflix_CA deal impact the film industry in Ottawa? @MeehanCarolAnne talks to @OttawaFilmTV's Bruce Harvey.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 20:15 via twitter.com
  Will a @Netflix_CA deal impact the film industry in Ottawa? @MeehanCarolAnne talks to @OttawaFilmTV's Bruce Harvey.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Issue w/bridge at 401 & Avonmore has w/b lanes closed Brookdale to Moulinette. 401 w/b at Power Dam is also closed.

  28-09-2017 20:13 via twitter.com
  Issue w/bridge at 401 & Avonmore has w/b lanes closed Brookdale to Moulinette. 401 w/b at Power Dam is also closed.
  
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• .@MeehanCarolAnne looks at some of this week's biggest news stories with @Carleton_U Political Mgmt's Laura Peck.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  .@MeehanCarolAnne looks at some of this week's biggest news stories with @Carleton_U Political Mgmt's Laura Peck.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@ottawacity Councillor and @InvictusToronto Ambassador Jody Mitic joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about the games.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 19:52 via twitter.com
  .@ottawacity Councillor and @InvictusToronto Ambassador Jody Mitic joins @MeehanCarolAnne to talk about the games.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@ottawacity Councilor Scott Moffatt talks to @MeehanCarolAnne about rising water rates. Listen live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  .@ottawacity Councilor Scott Moffatt talks to @MeehanCarolAnne about rising water rates. Listen live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Storm's 'downburst' winds reached 160 km/h in Britannia [Video]

  28-09-2017 19:14
  
  The wind that hit Ottawa produced a gust of 160 km/h at the Britannia Yacht Club, near the heart of the damage zone, Environment Canada says.As well, it says the Britannia instrument measuring wind speed recorded a one-minute peri0d at the storm’s height with an average wind speed of 140 km/h.
  
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• ByWard Market serial rapist guilty of sex attacks after drugging and videotaping 14 women

  28-09-2017 18:48
  
  Serial rapist Phillip Wilson, a longtime drugdealer to ByWard Market staff, was found guiltyon Thursday of secretly drugging, raping andvideotaping 14 women.The women testifiedthat they had no memory of the sex attacks butthe case against him was anchored in his ownphoto and video evidence.
  
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• Storm's 'downburst' winds reached 160 km/h in Britannia

  28-09-2017 18:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  The wind that hit Ottawa produced a gust of 160 km/h at the Britannia Yacht Club, near the heart of the damage zone, Environment Canada says.
  As well, it says the Britannia instrument measuring wind speed recorded a one-minute peri0d at the storm’s height with an average wind speed of 140 km/h.
  By comparison, an EF1 tornado has winds of 138 to 177 km/h. That scale goes up to EF5, with winds greater than 322 km/h.
  The information comes from WeatherFlow, a U.S. company that manufactures wind
  
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• ByWard Market drug dealer guilty of sex attacks after drugging and videotaping 14 women

  28-09-2017 18:23 via ottawacitizen.com
  Serial rapist Phillip Wilson, a longtime drug dealer to ByWard Market staff, was found guilty on Thursday of secretly drugging, raping and videotaping 14 women.
  The women testified that they had no memory of the sex attacks but the case against him was anchored in his own photo and video evidence.
  In some cases, Wilson sent some of the images to his victims hours or days later.
  Wilson testified in his own defence at trial, claiming the women wanted to take rape drugs and that the sex was consens
  
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• Prince Harry catches daring toddler stealing his popcorn

  28-09-2017 18:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Adorable two-year-old Emily Henson, was caught stealing popcorn from Prince Harry at the Invictus Games.
  The two were in the stands for the a volleyball game between Denmark and the UK at the Invictus Games in Toronto on Wednesday night.
  The toddler was able to get away with poaching popcorn for nearly a minute before the Prince realized what was going on.
  
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• Defence Minister Sajjan suggests Boeing won’t be considered on future fighter jet replacement

  28-09-2017 18:18 via ottawacitizen.com
  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan suggested Thursday that Canada would not consider a Boeing product for any future fighter jet and that the door on the company’s involvement in other future Canadian military procurements is close to being shut.
  The move comes after the U.S. government hit Bombardier with duties of almost 220 per cent on its C-Series passenger jets. That penalty came as a result of Boeing’s complaint that Bombardier was selling the C-Series in the U.S. at a lower cost b
  
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• Poilievre: Morneau's tax changes are anything but neutral

  28-09-2017 18:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  For decades, economists and public finance experts have dreamt of a neutral tax system. No more “loopholes,” preferences or favouritism. As the argument goes, everyone with the same income should pay the same tax. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s recent Globe and Mail article entitled “Tax Changes are about levelling the playing field” claimed he was doing just that.
  In fact, he is doing the opposite, with new rules and higher tax rates targeting certain ta
  
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• Kitten case unsolved, but Casper OK

  28-09-2017 17:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  By Recorder and Times staff
  Brockville police are unable to solve a reported case of kitten abuse from June, but the good news is the feline is feeling fine.
  Police on Wednesday provided an update on a matter that started June 24, when a witness went to the police station to report he was leaving the 1000 Islands Mall and travelling east on Parkedale Avenue when he saw a white kitten he believed was thrown from a vehicle in front of him.
  The man was able to provide officers with dash camera foot
  
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• Coming up @jeffpearlman on how Donald #Trump’s past with pro football revealed his true self:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 17:44 via twitter.com
  Coming up@jeffpearlman on how Donald #Trump’s past with pro football revealed his true self:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Wrong-way trucker on 401 gets wake-up call from OPP

  28-09-2017 17:35 via ottawacitizen.com
  Leeds County OPP officers were alerted to a truck heading east on westbound Highway 401 in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
  When they found the transport truck after the 12:40 a.m. call, the driver had parked on the shoulder of the highway near Gananoque.
  He’d fallen asleep, the 25-year-old trucker told police.
  The Brampton man is charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.
  
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• Arson squad probes Vanier garage fire that destroyed $50,000 worth of musical gear

  28-09-2017 17:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police arson squad detectives have deemed an early morning garage fire as “suspicious” in origin, but say it does not appear to be related to the recent spate of arson cases in the area.Suspicious fire on 100 block of Marier Ave.Scene exam completed w/ @OttFire.Does not appear to be related to previous Vanier fires. pic.twitter.com/oe74UGY0Jw
  — OPS Arson Unit (@OPSArson) September 28, 2017
  Ottawa firefighters were called to a detached garage at 143 Marier St. at about 2:
  
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• NEXT @RiverWardRiley on frustration for #Caldwell Ave area residents after recent violence… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 17:15 via twitter.com
  NEXT@RiverWardRiley on frustration for #Caldwell Ave area residents after recent violence… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Man charged with driving transport in wrong lane tells police he fell asleep: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews https://t.co/jK8Upztgo1

  28-09-2017 17:04 via twitter.com
  
  Man charged with driving transport in wrong lane tells police he fell asleep: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #ottnews https://t.co/jK8Upztgo1
  
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• Access to information is broken. Fix it!

  28-09-2017 17:03 via ottawacitizen.com
  Today, Thursday, is International Right to Know Day, a date when groups around the world celebrate the importance of freedom of information to both democracy and good governance. Yet there is little to celebrate in Canada. Canada’s access to information system is broken, putting at risk citizens’ fundamental right to hold their government accountable.
  The Access to Information Act (ATIA), now nearly 35 years old, is in desperate need of major reforms to reduce delays and provide for
  
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• Still ahead: Author @Andrew_Z_Cohen on possibility of war with #NKorea: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe https://t.co/STSFnSBBuK

  28-09-2017 16:58 via twitter.com
  
  Still ahead: Author @Andrew_Z_Cohen on possibility of war with #NKorea: bit.ly/1uwtdOs @_MarkSutcliffe https://t.co/STSFnSBBuK
  
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• House Works: Septic systems, wood planers, fly poop

  28-09-2017 16:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  Extending the life of a septic system
  Q: How long do septic systems usually last? Will my system last longer if I limit water use? How often should I have the tank pumped? And do those additives you see help extend working life?
  This failed, backed up septic system was revived using inexpensive DIY techniques that. It’s been working perfectly since 2014.
  A: Almost all rural homes (and some suburban ones) use septic systems to handle household wastewater, and it’s not unusual to see s
  
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• Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH @NOON: @cooperbrosband Dick Cooper & @awudrick join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 16:50 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the #PowerLUNCH @NOON: @cooperbrosband Dick Cooper & @awudrick join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Should #SidneyCrosby go to the #WhiteHouse? @RobsonDan joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up: bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/eBTiWBQVhD

  28-09-2017 16:44 via twitter.com
  
  Should #SidneyCrosby go to the #WhiteHouse?@RobsonDan joins @_MarkSutcliffe coming up:bit.ly/1uwtdOs https://t.co/eBTiWBQVhD
  
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• Live Next: @powerstim joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE: bit.ly/1uwtdOs #cdnpoli… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 16:26 via twitter.com
  Live Next: @powerstim joins @_MarkSutcliffe LIVE: bit.ly/1uwtdOs#cdnpoli… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Unit called Veterans in the Public Service will help vets find jobs

  28-09-2017 15:52
  The Minister of Veterans Affairs will announce the unit Thursday. It will “lend a helping hand” to veterans navigating the Canadian public service hiring.
  
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• The 1310 NEWS #TurkeyDrop continues! Drop off a frozen 20lb. turkey to our studios, 2001 Thurston Dr. in #Ottawa, f… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  28-09-2017 15:50 via twitter.com
  The 1310 NEWS #TurkeyDrop continues! Drop off a frozen 20lb. turkey to our studios, 2001 Thurston Dr. in #Ottawa, f… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Renovation Transformation: Old Glebe home gets a complete overhaul

  28-09-2017 15:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  John Mark and On-Yee Yam purchased an older fixer-upper in the Glebe back in 2011 for its location. The pair could walk to work, stroll down the Rideau Canal and take advantage of local restaurants and shopping. They knew the house would eventually need some mechanical repairs and renovations in order to be brought up to code.
  “A lot of the renos were done by the previous owners so they were do-it-yourself repairs… I mean, they did the best they could and some of it wasn’t up
  
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• Tartan Homes exec Pierre Dufresne first Ottawan in quarter century to lead Ontario home builders body

  28-09-2017 15:27 via ottawacitizen.com
  An Ottawan with nearly three decades of experience turning land into lots is the new president of the Ontario Home Builders Association, charged with advocating for an industry worth $56 billion a year to the province’s economy.
  Pierre Dufresne, the vice-president for land development at Tartan Homes, began his term as OHBA president this week.
  The first Ottawan to take on the role in a quarter of a century, the association says he’s known for his “well-informed, thoughtfu
  
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