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Commercial Motor Vehicle enforcement results
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 11:45 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, December 11, 2017 4:50 pm
(Ottawa)–The Ministry of Transportation, the Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa Police Service conducted a one-day proactive commercial motor vehicle blitz in the city’s west end.
The enforcement campaign, which took place today, focused on commercial motor vehicle safety and their drivers and was conducted by three CVSA-certified commercial motor vehicle inspectors as well as 4 traffic officers.
As a result, 22 charges were laid,...
A look at 150 years of communications at Ottawa Police
Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 02:30 AM
by Dawson Hebert-Arsenault, December 2017 (with information from The History of the Ottawa Police by Gilles Larochelle)
Today's technology provides many ways to contact police but what about 150 years ago?
Ottawa in the 1800's was a very different time and place. This logger's town was feared across North America for the brawlers and bruisers that lived here. Construction on the Rideau Canal brought in hard-working and hard-drinking men from across the globe. Frequent arrests of the day included...
Women's rights - We've come a long way baby!
Posted on Thursday, November 09, 2017 02:30 AM
By Peggy Staruch, November 2017
In the late 1960s, as the world began to see shifting attitudes about gender, race, and stereotypes, an ad campaign seemed to embrace the feminist revolution that was unfolding. It showed a woman, by herself, in various roles from businesswoman to superman -- and underneath in bold text it said; "You've come a long way, baby."
As women, we have come a long way.
In 1851, New Brunswick permitted deserted or abandoned women to have their own finances and manage their...
Police still looking for public assistance to locate Mary Papatsie
Posted on Wednesday, October 04, 2017 08:00 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 12:25pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service continues to seek help from the public to locate 39-year-old Mary Papatsie, who was reported missing in June of this year.
The missing person investigation was turned over to the Major Crimes Section in July, due to some red flags suggesting this isn’t just a case of a missing person.
“Anytime there are no sightings or financial transactions being made by the person missing, it’s concerning,” said...
Throughout its history, Ottawa Police has valued the work of volunteers
Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2017 03:30 AM
By Dawson Hebert-Arsenault, September 2017
(with records from A History of the Ottawa Police by Gilles Larochelle)
At one time, policing in Ottawa was handled entirely by volunteers. These were good-willed members of the community who supplemented their daily labour with police work at night.
In the beginning, Bytown was a brutish logging town that was feared across North America. There was a large group of labourers in the area working on Colonel By's Rideau Canal. These men would take to...
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