Nepean/Barrhaven
 

To Bieber with love, Sick Barrhaven resident seeks pop star's help

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Jennifer McIntosh

EMC news - Barrhaven resident Hélène Campbell looked to Canadian pop star Justin Bieber on Jan. 19 to spread the word about the important of being an organ donor. The...

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Public invited to check out Barrhaven man

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Jennifer McIntosh

EMC news - Tim Smith will be available for hire at the Canadian War Museum on Jan. 28. The retired armed forces officer will be available for people to borrow during the one-day Human Library project being held at the museum and at various branches of the Ottawa Public Library. The Human Library...

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Student detained in Gatesbury-Deerfox area, Police seek tips after cash demanded from teen

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by EMC News

EMC news - Staff at Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School sent out a warning to parents Friday after learning one of their students was the victim of a robbery attempt on Jan. 19. At about 8:30 a.m., a lone teenage male was walking in the area of Gatesbury Street and Deerfox Drive when two...

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Rheaume heads from Kabul to local pubs

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Jennifer McIntosh

EMC news - Amanda Rheaume said she has come full circle as a singer and songwriter. The Barrhaven-turned-Hintonburg resident originally started out at coffee houses and small clubs when she was 16, armed with her acoustic guitar. As she got older, she began to play with bands. "Then we moved...

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OC Transpo makes U-turn on GPS data, Money to be made if data kept secret, transit agency says

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 by Laura Mueller

EMC news - OC Transpo thinks it's a better idea to make money off live GPS transit data than to release it openly to the public, the city's transit commission heard at a meeting on Jan. 17. Previously, OC Transpo general manager Alain Mercier promised the bus location information would be released...

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