Ottawa community members rallied to put a spotlight on rape culture in annual SlutWalk on Sept. 8.
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In a 13-12 decision, Ottawa city council voted down councillor Sean Devine’s amendment that would have restored O-Train service to 7 minute intervals during off-peak hours after shunning a vote of councillor Jeff Leiper’s original motion for 5 minute intervals.
Ottawa city councillor Jeff Leiper tabled a motion to bring LRT service from the current 10 minute wait, back to five minutes. This motion will be voted on at the city council meeting on Sept. 18.
Difficulties with certain student cards showing proof of payment on OC Transpo readers were resolved early this morning, reported per the transit systems’ Instagram 6 days after they acknowledged the issues.
For the University of Ottawa students, this adds three locations less than a five minute walk from campus: 210 Laurier Ave., 120 Osgood St., and 287A Somerset St., for their purchase of drinks.
Ottawa’s transit system is in crisis, that much is for sure. But how much of this crisis is due to uncontrollable factors, and how much is caused by long-standing issues within the city’s transit management?
From CANSEC to Parliament Hill, community members protested throughout Ottawa for Canada to end its “complicity” in the genocide of Palestinians.
Organizers of the campus demonstration, INSAF and the Palestinian Students Association saw a productive meeting with university administration, who promised to publicly disclose their investments by June 1.
Day 20 of the student protest on Tabaret Lawn was marked by a community protest, an appearance from Joel Harden and a teach-in about “Artifacts of Palestine.”
INSAF president Sumayya Kheireddine noted the university offered a follow-up meeting tomorrow to speak more on the protesters’ main demand: divestment from “any and all corporations involved in the surveillance, occupation, and murder of Palestinians both in Gaza and the West Bank.”
Student and community protesters face off against Israeli supporters celebrating the anniversary of the country’s independence before gathering at Tabaret Lawn to raise the Palestinian flag and listen to a teach-in.
The student sit-in-turned-encampment at the University of Ottawa has officially entered its second week. Organizers met with university representatives May 6 and will meet with administration again this week.
“For the vast majority of mental health and substance use crises that people are experiencing, what they need is a community-based, compassionate response.”
Mino’Weesini is a grocery program challenging the narrative of what a traditional food bank can be.
Last Monday, members and allies of the Trans community held a vigil at the Human Rights Memorial for the many around the world that have passed away this past year due to violence and suicide.
On Oct. 18, the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, the first and only woman to serve as Prime Minister of Canada, commemorated Persons Day with a speech at the University of Ottawa’s Demarais building to a crowd of politicians and former public servants.
For now, OC Transpo is still studying the feasibility of same-day on-demand booking and 24-hour hour booking and service. “The budget factors into that,” added Councillor Gower. He stressed though, that Para-Transpo was not affected by any cuts due to the City of Ottawa’s deficit.
Kim recalls Nurse Practitioner Marie-Noëlle Bisson refusing to refill her prescription and asking about her genitals and surgery status.
The coalition alleges that the OPSB repeatedly silenced presenters by outright restricting them from speaking during meetings and by creating limits on delegations.
A panel of experts discuss the systemic oppression perpetuated by law enforcement institutions.
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s transphobic statements elicit response from Planned Parenthood and Waterloo SHORE Centre.
Ottawa’s annual SlutWalk, organized by The Purple Sisters Youth Advisory, was held on Sep. 10 under the theme “bodily autonomy.”
On August 25, members of the Ottawa trans and gender-diverse community and their supporters marched through downtown, sending a message of pride, resilience, and solidarity.
Fulcrum Contributor Sydney Greiner on the STCA and Roxham Road.
Planned Parenthood Ottawa unionizes following Oct. 2021 announcement and year long negotiations.
