Two Carleton students die in bus-train collision
Two Carleton students are among the six people who died in relation to a crash between an OC Transpo double-decker bus and a Via Rail passenger train Sept. 18, according to Carleton media relations...
View ArticleBus-train collision under investigation
After a bus collided with a train near Woodroffe Avenue and Fallowfield Road Sept. 18, an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is now underway. Six people died in the...
View ArticleSafe stop denied by OC Transpo driver, Carleton student says
Carleton student Sarah Douglas said a bus driver laughed and denied her request to drop her off closer to her home, as per OC Transpo’s Safe stop policy, around 9 p.m. on March 22. “After 7 p.m. you...
View ArticleCreative Writing Blog: Adventures of a socially awkward first-year
“It’s a small world,” we say to ourselves as we run into people we recognize in our ventures. And in comparison to the vast expanse outside, it truly is, a small world. But from an introspective angle,...
View ArticleAlgonquin students vote on U-Pass
Students at Algonquin College may be required to pay for a mandatory universal transit pass—or U-Pass—starting September 2015, if students vote in favour of the move during a referendum this week. From...
View ArticleLetter: Carleton’s main bus stop needs an upgrade
When walking to class Monday afternoon I saw the most beautiful sight on campus. Amidst all the hustle and bustle of students and construction detours galore, there were the beginnings of a new bus...
View ArticleEditorial: Low-income bus pass helps everyone, including students
Ottawa will introduce a low-income transit pass in 2017. The pass is expected to cost $57 per month, and around 4,700 people will be eligible. A low-income transit pass is a step in the right direction...
View ArticleOpinion: One-way Campus Avenue conversion creates more commuting problems
Coming back to Carleton after the summer can hold excitement for some and dread for others, but the return to school in the fall is always hectic. I went to campus a few days before classes started to...
View ArticleOpinion: Ottawa must prioritize the needs of residents over a new LRT
OC Transpo: you know it, you love it—and perhaps more often than not, it drives you up the wall. But for the residents of Manor Village and Cheryl Gardens—whose homes are at risk of being demolished to...
View ArticleOpinion: Ontario needs concrete timelines to rebuild northern transportation...
Greyhound Canada recently announced its service within Ontario and Quebec will be closing permanently. While the Ontario Ministry of Transportation does have a plan to provide alternative...
View ArticleOpinion: Ottawa’s LRT is nothing but a joke
The LRT system in Ottawa derailed on Sept. 19 and no one seems surprised that this issue-ridden transit system is now out of commission until Nov. 12. What started out as a promising endeavour by the...
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