Kylie Molson

Tim O’Loangave an eye-opening speech Monday afternoon through a Zoom presentationin a packed room of students at the Mamidosewin Centre for Indigenous Veterans Day. O’Loanis a Sahtu Dene Indigenous veteran, Sixties Scoop survivor, reconciliation advisor and knowledge keeper who has worked with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Ottawa is running out of room for its garbage, and the city is considering a costly solution: turning waste into energy with a new garbage facility. But, at what cost? Ottawa’s Trail Waste Facility is expected to reach its capacity by 2034 if current disposal habits continue. Since 2023, city staff have been studying alternatives, including a waste-to-energy facility that would burn residual garbage to generate energy.

Cheers filled Deacon Brodies Pub on Elgin Street Monday night as Somerset Ward Coun. Ariel Troster won a second term at Ottawa City Hall. About 40 people gathered at the downtown pub to follow the municipal election results. Supporters talked among themselves and watched the vote count, waiting to find out whether the councillor they had come to support would keep her seat. Troster received 9,061 votes, or about 62 per cent of ballots cast in Ward 14, according to unofficial results.