It's Monday, June 15. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today.
CAN’T MANAGE PARKS ‘WITH MAGIC’: OBSERVERS DECRY PARKS CANADA CUTS
Parks Canada is committed to cutting about $140 million in operational spending over the next three years. Observers have criticized the cuts, arguing that effective park management requires adequate funding, not wishful thinking.
BETWEEN A ROOT AND A HARD PLACE: OTTAWA WOMAN FIGHTING CITY HALL FOR RIGHT TO CUT DOWN TREES
Nicole Robert, whose Nepean home's foundation is being damaged by roots from two city maple trees, is facing an uphill battle with city bylaws that make it difficult to cut down trees. Flanked by signs her son created, she took her complaint directly to Ottawa City Hall on June 10.
WHY AN INUIT GROUP HAS CONCERNS ABOUT POLICING AT DOWNTOWN GATHERING SPOT
The Ottawa Inuit Circle says efforts by Ottawa police and the city to revitalize and “clean up” downtown have indirectly pushed members of the Inuit community out of their gathering spot near Rideau Street and Sussex Drive.
85-YEAR-OLD WOMAN NOW HAS FIVE UNIVERSITY DEGREES, AND SHE’S STILL GOING
Ann Laubstein received her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Mental Health from Carleton University on June 11. She says she “didn’t mind being the oldest person” in her classes and is planning to sign up for more courses.
CAN WE JUST ENJOY OUTDOOR SWIMMING WITHOUT THE CITY’S CULTURE OF LEGAL LIABILITY? | OPINION
Brigitte Pellerin questions whether Ottawa's approach to legal liability has gone too far, asking if we really need warnings that there may be rocks at the bottom of the river when swimming outdoors.
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