Archive for December, 2005
Articulated buses poorly designed for snowy conditions, trainer says: Power is in rear section only
The Ottawa Citizen
Mon 19 Dec 2005
Page: C1 / Front
Section: City
Byline: Robert Janelle
Ottawa’s transportation committee will meet today to discuss what should be done after 54 OC Transpo buses became stuck or slid off streets during Friday morning’s snowy rush hour.
Goulbourn Councillor Janet Stavinga, who heads the committee, said that although the committee won’t meet formally [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2005 under Transit, Urban Sprawl.
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Heritage hotels need to be saved
Winnipeg Free Press, December 10, 2005
DALLAS HANSEN
Upon reading about Coun. Mike Pagtakhan’s efforts to initiate the demolition of Main Street’s Bell Hotel, I immediately set forth to visit the Bell, in search of what Coun. Pagtakhan has described as “strange smells” and “aggressive panhandlers.”
The Bell is the single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel with the flashy neon [...]
Posted: December 10th, 2005 under Downtown Revitalization, Heritage Preservation.
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