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Does anybody remember Robert Larter? He’s the guy who ran for mayor in 2006, but made himself totally unavailable to any media covering the election (We blogged about him last October.) Amazingly, he ended up with 667 total votes. ...

* What a boring [ election ](http://ottawastart.com/election_ontario.php) - at least in Ottawa. * All the incumbents got back in: Norm Sterling, Lisa MacLeod, Phil McNeely, Dalton McGuinty, Madeleine Meilleur & Jim Watson. * The only "new guy" is Yasir Naqvi, a Liberal in Ottawa Centre. ...

Today’s rant comes courtesy of the Urban Pedestrian blog, and it’s all about Ottawa’s cab drivers. Anyway, I seriously digress; so let me say this about that. I have never encountered a more incompetent, ill-mannered, vulgar assemblage of taxi drivers anywhere in any of my travels than I have in Ottawa. ...

Here’s part of a post today on the Urban Pedestrian blog, that starts with a complaint about the cigarette butts that people leave in front of office buildings, and moves on from there: ** ** The area just in front of my workplace door is littered with a thick, tacky carpet of cigarette butts. ...

Today’s rant comes from Alison on the Party of 3 blog. It’s an open letter to people going to the Carp Fair . A sample: ** ** * Take your little ones to the bathroom before leaving the fair. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Ottawa-Public-Library-toolbar-Ottawa-Public-Library_1190074687312.png) Check this nifty little tool: the Ottawa Public Library Toolbar . "No matter where you are on the Web, you can instantly access the Ottawa Public Library. Search our catalogue, check your account, consult our databases, ask a question of our staff, see what's new on the shelves, and find out what's happening in branches. ...

Residents in Ottawa South woke up to the sound of explosions this morning. An industrial fire on Albion Road near Johnston ignited some propane and gas tanks at a recycling plant. (More from CFRA & Ottawa Sun .) ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/2004-06-18-justvote2.jpg) We’ve updated our Ontario Election Guide with lots of information to help you make an informed choice on October 10. The page includes: ** ** * Links to party web sites * Voting information * Links to candidate web sites & info * Ottawa riding info * Referendum info * Links to media coverage We welcome your suggestions for links to include on the page. ...

I just stumbled upon Bikely.com a web site that “helps cyclists ** share knowledge ** of good bicycle routes”. The web site combines Google Maps with user-submitted bike routes. A search for Ottawa bike routes brings up nearly 50 routes so far, like the Ottawa Pathway loop and the Ottawa-Gatineau Bridge Tour . ...

Dr. Dawg lambasts Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien today in a post titled Bull in a china shop : Watching him fumble and blunder his way from gaffe to gaffe has aroused a certain Schadenfreude in progressive quarters. But his unsavoury combination of staggering ineptitude, unruffled self-confidence and adolescent tough talk is little short of a tragedy for Ottawa. ...