Rideau Street’s problems run deeper | Letters to the Editor

I feel safe in the ByWard Market. Rideau Street is a different story

I live next to the Market and visit it most days. I feel safe in the market itself. The situation on Rideau St is much worse. I attribute this to the existing force of private security that patrols the Market. These private security guards are a common-sense solution, since one presumably gets a lot more person hours for the same money.

As your article notes, the real problems run much deeper. It is frustrating to witness the disorder that unfolds on a daily basis on Rideau St. It is not fair to the residents and businesses of the area that the city tolerates panhandling, sitting on the sidewalk, open drug consumption, and sleeping outside and the attendant disorder and squalor.

Daniel Marlow, Ottawa

The end of UOttawa campus radio

My son, Darryl Socha, loved that station and even had the wonderful opportunity to host a number of midnight or late Sunday gigs when he was studying at Algonquin College. A loss for many other future hopefuls.

Sad news indeed!

Audrey Lawrence, Ottawa

Ford the micromanager

Why does the Ford Government feel the need to micromanage civic files like bike lanes and speed cameras? They should focus on provincial big issues like health care gaps, food insecurity and lack of affordable housing. Cancelling speed cameras province wide means that police will be back doing speed checks.  That is a waste of highly trained police officers who would be better used preventing crime.

Sue McCarthy, Ottawa

More policing only deepens despair