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Constance Bay Red Light District?

Constance Bay Red Light District?

Constance Bay recently had a new attractions sign installed by the City of Ottawa to indicate what services were available in the downtown area. Apparently one square on the sign was left blank and someone added their own “attraction”.
Source – Ottawa Citizen – Saucy illicit sign points to Constance Bay’s ‘charms’

Beer prices across Canada

Beer prices across Canada

I stumbled across a link on the CBC website where a reporter from Calgary had called a number of liquor stores across Canada to find out the price of a dozen Labatt Blue. The Beer Facts indicates that the price in Ottawa is among the lowest (Yippee!). It’s sort of surprising to see that Ottawa [...]

Time lapse video of the Clyde Avenue Bridge Rapid Replacement

On the weekend of August 2-3 2008, the Queensway (Highway 417) Clyde Avenue Bridge was replaced using a new rapid replacement method. This involved lifting the existing bridges out and replacing them with new bridges that had been prefabricated on a site nearby. The whole process of replacing the bridges could be completed in less [...]

A new take on prefab housing

The Globe and Mail has a story on a new take on prefab housing. A new address, fresh off the line describes the assembly line approach to prefab housing that Mattamy Homes is currently using in Milton, Ontario. The method they use is to build the houses in a “factory” on-site and truck the entire [...]

Time Lapse Video of the Queensway (417) Island Park Bridge Rapid Replacement in Ottawa

On the weekend of August 11-12 2007, the Queensway (Highway 417) Island Park Bridge was replaced using a new rapid replacement method. This involved lifting the existing bridges out and replacing them with new bridges that had been prefabricated on a site nearby. The whole process of replacing the bridges could be completed in less [...]

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