Ottawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan
Friday March 1, 2013
Heritage vs Safety
Robyn speaks with the lawyer for the Group Claude Lauzon. The developer owns a building that was once a Catholic girls school in Lowertown but now sits surrounded by a fence, to protect people from falling debris.
Lauzon say it's unsafe to enter and want to demolish it.
But Robyn also speaks to Arlene Gregoire, Ottawa's director of building code about why the city is not letting the demolition go ahead.
Friday March 1, 2013
Amazing Race Canada
Robyn speaks to two Ottawa teams that have submitted appications for the Amazing race Canada. Catherine Kitts and Kate Lalumiere call themselves "Team Cat and Kate."
And husband-and-wife duo Keenan Wellar and Julie Kingstone have also applied to compete.
They call themselves "The Bee Team."
Thursday February 28, 2013
Municipal Panel
Robyn speaks to the CBC's Alistair Steele and the city affairs columnist for the Ottawa Citizen Joanne Chianello about the mayors deft pick and roll away from the TomaHawk controversy..among other municipal issues.
Categories: Inside City Hall
Wednesday February 27, 2013
Ottawa Police Cell Block
The CBC's Judy Trinh talks to Robyn about a typical Saturday night at the Ottawa Police cell block and the changes that have been made since the infamous videotape of a woman being kneed and having her bra cut off.
Wednesday February 27, 2013
TomaHawk's name change
Robyn speaks to Ian Campeau, an Ojibway Ottawan from Nipissing First Nation, and Gus Takkale, the president of Bytowne Sports and Entertainment about choosing and changing the TomaHawk name for Ottawa first professional basketball team.
Tuesday February 26, 2013
Chinese espionage
CBC Ottawa's investigative unit, looks into the case of ZDG.
In the next few weeks, Chinese state-owned enterprise will set up shop in the same building as Invest Ottawa, the city's economic development agency.
But just last week, a US report accused the Chinese military of launching cyberattacks against businesses.
Hallie speaks to the CBC's Kate Porter about whether Ottawa is doing the right thing?
Tuesday February 26, 2013
Ottawa's Ice Breaker
Hallie goes along for a ride on the Amphibex. It's a sort of floating front-end loader that claws its way on to frozen Ottawa river and begins breaking the ice.
Monday February 25, 2013
Aboriginal children's rights
Two First Nations groups are challenging the federal government at a Human rights tribunal on allegations that it discriminates against aboriginal children. Hallie speaks to Cindy Blackstock -- executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, and one of the first witnesses.
Monday February 25, 2013
Do we need more male teachers?
A leaked memo from the Toronto District School Board shows men will be given
Categories: Education and School
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