Matthew Pearson
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Pearson: YEAR ONE – Covering the pandemic has taken its toll on journalists too
There is little on-the-job support and the informal peer support that does exist in many newsrooms has melted away now that most journalists aren't working… → Read More
How Paul Dewar is living and dying with love and community
Inside the bag of cards and letters Paul Dewar stashed for pick-up on the front porch of his home in Old Ottawa East was a handwritten note of introduction. → Read More
On the ground with special team of bylaw inspector and heritage planner
Perhaps the most tangible achievement of the Heritage Matters Task Force launched in 2016 by Mayor Jim Watson is the appointment of a special bylaw inspector tasked with keeping an eye on Ottawa’s most vulnerable and vacant heritage buildings. → Read More
Ottawa Votes 2018: Does heritage matter at the ballot box?
Children who were in kindergarten on the day Somerset House partially collapsed in October 2007 are in high school, now and there’s a good chance they’ll be licensed to drive a car befo… → Read More
OPP launch probe, Ottawa councillor Tim Tierney recuses himself from Ottawa Police Services board
The OPP anti-rackets branch is investigating a municipal elections complaint as an incumbent Ottawa councillor recuses himself from his duties as an Ottawa Police Services board member. → Read More
What happened at Ottawa city council: 'Gateway' speed limit signs get green light
Council approves neighbourhood ‘gateway’ speed limit signs Blanket speed limits of 30 or 40 km/h may be coming soon to some neighbourhoods now that council has signed off on a new policy for speed limit signs at community entry points. → Read More
Mayor directs city officials to plan ahead for pot shops
Mayor Jim Watson directed city officials on Wednesday to compile as much information as they can on the province’s new pot store scheme in hopes of providing the next council with the crucial… → Read More
Kim Ayotte named Ottawa's new fire chief
A familiar face has been tapped to be Ottawa’s new fire chief. → Read More
By the numbers — Salvation Army's proposed new community hub
1908 Year the Salvation Army opened its first men’s hostel in Ottawa. The much larger Booth Centre at 171 George St. opened in 1963 with space for 94 men. 9,600 Total square metres proposed for new community hub at 333 Montreal Rd. → Read More
OC Transpo tinkers with upcoming changes to Route 12
Facing criticism from transit riders and politicians alike, OC Transpo has tinkered with changes coming soon to a popular east-end bus route. → Read More
Jim Watson disavows earlier wish for smaller city council
Mayor Jim Watson says he no longer wishes for a smaller city council in Ottawa — a position he previously campaigned on. → Read More
#Ottvote 2018: Council races to watch
And they’re off. Nominations for mayor, city councillor and school board trustee closed Friday afternoon. → Read More
Charity opens new Ottawa home for human-trafficking survivors
On the wall of a cozy room in the basement of a unique new transition home for women fleeing the cruel grip of human traffickers is a handmade sign that reads “Behind every successful woman is herself. → Read More
Graffiti complaint grinds Bank Street shopkeeper's gears
You have to crane your neck skyward to spot the graffiti Ottawa’s bylaw department wants a longtime Bank Street shopkeeper to clean up. → Read More
Proposal for Booth complex seeks removal of height limits, interior setbacks
In order to capitalize on its plan to redevelop an old federal complex on Booth Street, Canada Lands Company is asking the city to remove height limits and rezone the Little Italy site so future de… → Read More
Douglas Coupland unveils new National Portrait at the Ottawa Art Gallery
Hidden among the multi-coloured faces comprising Douglas Coupland’s latest work The National Portrait is a practical joke. → Read More
Project 4000: City recruiting hundreds of workers for October election
From the Home and Garden show and the Canadian Tulip Festival to the Great Glebe Garage Sale and the Good Companions seniors’ centre, staff from Ottawa’s elections office have criss-cro… → Read More
Obituary: Television pioneer Linda Rankin had an independent spirit
Linda Rankin’s dream came true on New Year’s Day 1995, when the Women’s Television Network hit the airwaves early that morning. The specialty channel did not set out to simply broadcast shows about cooking, gardening and fashion. → Read More
Man hit by OC Transpo bus faces slow recovery; driver on 'investigatory leave'
An OC Transpo driver is on “investigatory leave” following a June 8 incident near Brittania Beach that sent a young man to hospital with critical injuries to his pelvis and lower abdomen. → Read More
Major city contractor should get a timeout over Springhill dump scandal, councillor says
Tomlinson Group shouldn’t get more business from the city until the company owns up to the financial and environmental shame created by the Springhill landfill scandal, a city councillor says. → Read More