EMC news -Smokers should butt out on restaurant patios as well as city-owned parks, beaches, buildings and markets, the city's public health board is recommending. A decade after the city banned smoking indoors, the next phase of the bylaw expansion would make all city properties -including beaches,...

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EMC news -Near misses, problem intersections and aggressive drivers were the topic of conversation as Hintonburg residents gathered on Jan. 31 to talk about pedestrian safety on neighbourhood roadways. While there weren't many in attendance, residents commented on various individual intersections...

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EMC Lifestyle -Science is about finding the best possible explanations for facts, according to Denis St-Onge. The geologist, who has been a research scientist with the geological survey and has held teaching positions at the University of Ottawa, was recently the guest speaker at the Rotary Club...

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EMC news -Trees and a light standard that were put in the wrong spot during Preston Street's reconstruction will be moved to make way to Pub Italia's patio. The pub's owner, Joe Cotroneo, pleaded his case to the city's transportation committee on Feb. 1. When the street was rebuilt in 2010, trees...

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