Unpublished Newswire
Will we ever see a return-to-office plan that is anywhere close to the pre-COVID days? If that plan showed up at your doorstep, would you be willing to accept it? And when it comes to pre-COVID office work culture, is it gone like the dinosaurs? Kristy Cameron tackles today's Question of the Day. Plus, the Mayor of Stirling-Rawdon believes we need to up the floor of Ontario's Sunshine List, a provincial move that he says is long overdue.
October 2, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Tomorrow, we are expecting to receive a transit update on O-Train Lines 2 and 4. But what are we expecting to hear from this announcement? CFRA's Chris Holski joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. And sticking with local transit headlines, OC Transpo is bracing for yet another significant delay. This time, it's the arrival of their zero-emissions bus fleet. We go 1-on-1 with Glen Gower, the Chair of Ottawa's Transit Commission.
October 2, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We kickstart today's program with a debate about 'office culture'. Is the reality we once knew a full-time relic? And secondly, do you think the world will eventually accept the return of full-time office work? Tom O'Neill, a University of Calgary professor who has been researching the subject of hybrid work since 2003, delivers his thoughts on those issues. Meantime, the city's new idling rules have been accepted, and they will begin January 1st. Josh Pringle of CTV Ottawa breaks the news gently.
October 2, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s October, which means Halloween is creeping around the corner. How soon is too soon to decorate your house? CTV’s Matt Skube delivers his two cents. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
October 1, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
According to recent data, it appears that manual-transmission vehicles are falling out of favour with today’s drivers. Maybe they are intimidated by the complexities of a ‘stick shift’ operation, and would rather choose the ‘set it and forget it’ approach that comes with an automatic vehicle. But whatever the reason, manual cars make up less than one percent of North American car sales, per the Toronto Star. This is a dying art, and perhaps an important life skill that we all should know. Kristy Cameron debates further in Hour 3, as we tackle today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the...
October 1, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Several fire departments in communities east of Ottawa are struggling to adapt to the government’s return-to-office mandates. That’s because the volunteers they rely on have had to reduce their day-to-day availability. Clarence-Rockland and Casselman, in particular, are really feeling the burn. Kristy Cameron goes 1-on-1 with Mario Villeneuve, who is the Fire Chief of Clarence-Rockland. Plus, Ottawa’s busiest supervised drug-consumption site has been given an exemption request to continue operations. That means, for the next 3 years, Ottawa Inner City Health gets to keep their Lowertown...
October 1, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
