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Most tours In our price category will usually stay In New Jersey, a definite disadvantage to those who wish to experience Manhattan to Its fullest. Staying In Manhattan means easy accessibility by foot to all of the wonderful sights, sounds, and tastes of downtown New York. field simulation software, organizers say. Canada's defence and security industries generate more than $10 billion In annual sales and employ more than 70,000 Canadians, according to the association that represents 700 defence contractors. Ottawa alone is home to 220 defence-related companies that employ an estimated io.ooo people.

Richard Sanders, co-ordi-nator of the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade, called the city's rental income from the CANSEC trade show "a pittance" compared to the profits made by defence industries. "It's also a pittance compared to the amount of death and devastation caused by the wars these companies are fuelling," he charged. Protesters plan to hold a rally outside Lansdowne Park's main entrance on the first day of the trade show. since ownership of that property had been transferred several times between local governments. That legal interpretation opened the door to CANSEC's move to Lansdowne.

The trade show's organizers wanted to use the site while awaiting the construction of the new, provin-cially-owned Ottawa Convention Centre. The Rideau Institute's Staples said the city has allowed "dollars to trump values." The defence trade show, he argued, should be held at the airport's military hangar rather than on city-owned property in a residential neighbourhood. "I think the show is becoming a bit of a blight on the city's reputation," he said. The CANSEC show includes weapons and weapons systems, but the vast majority of exhibits feature defence technology, such as battle Continued from PAGE CI Such exhibitions, he said, help ensure that Canadian soldiers have the equipment they need to fight in places such as Afghanistan and help to equip the city's emergency responders. City of Ottawa spokesman Barre Campbell noted that council last year endorsed CANSEC's move to Lans-downe Park.

In June, council voted not to revive a 20-year ban on arms exhibitions at municipal facilities and instead passed a motion that recognized the importance of "national" trade shows in Ottawa's economic strategy. Councillor Alex Cullcn had petitioned the city to reaffirm a longstanding ban on arms trade shows on city property. That ban had been in place since 1989, but city officials last year decided it no longer applied to Lansdowne Park Round trip transportation via pnvate chartered coach Accommodation in Manhattan toiirof NewYorkServices of a knowledgeable Jravac Tours host Waldorf Astoria, 4 days 3 nights departing June 10, July 30, Aug. 12 Sept 18 only $699.00 per person plus taxes Treves Tours Westgate Mall, 1309 Carllng Avenue FOR RESERVATIONS CALL NOW: 613-728-1934 1 1 1 1 at nnllm a 1 0 1 0 Budget: Trustees asked to commit to 2-year plan RBC Royal Bank equipment for the information technology department and $200,000 by reducing operations at its two outdoor education sites. That still leaves $6.5 million, which the board plans to cover by dipping into its reserve funds.

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Among the proposed cost savings are $1 million for occasional teachers by expanding the board's wellness plan in an effort to slash employee sick leave, $400,000 by postponing the purchase of new Continued from PAGE CI "Our underfunding problem isn't going to go away," Clarke said. The costs related to what the province expects from school boards such as class size and level of instruction have grown at a faster rate than the amount of money the board receives from the government, despite substantial increases to funding levels. To address the situation, Clarke asked trustees to commit to a two-year plan that would see some changes take effect in the 2010-2011 school year and some the following year. Otherwise, a year from now, the board could face RBC and its staff would like to take this opportunity to thank all residents of the Ottawa region, particularly in the Glebe, for their kind support and generosity after the recent unfortunate incident at our Bank and First Branch location. I would also like to acknowledge the strong teamwork and commitment our RBC employees demonstrated.

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Again, thank you for your patience and continuing support. We look forward to serving you again soon at Bank and First. Prank: Allegations yet to be proven currence. Another student named in the lawsuit has said in court documents that he only held the video camera and did not participate in any assault Four teachers, as well as Ashbury's headmaster, Tam Matthews, are also named as defendants. Ashbury and its staff last week filed their defence, insisting that the teachers on the trip behaved properly and rejecting the family's claim that the school frustrated a criminal investigation by Boston police by sending two of the alleged assailants home to Ottawa the following day.

The school has also made a cross-claim, saying that if any damages are assessed, the three alleged attackers should be responsible for them. The family of the alleged victim and says he and his two younger siblings were effectively expelled from the Rockcliffe school after the incident. Ashbury disputes this claim and says the family wouldn't co-operate to facilitate their children's return to school. J.R.P.D. says he could not have reasonably foreseen that "playing a prank" would lead to them being unable to continue their education at Ashbury.

Continued from PAGE CI J.R.P.D. denies he is liable for any damages. He and another student face criminal charges in Massachusetts over the incident. Neither is currently enrolled at Ash-bury. None of the allegations has been proved in court.

Chris Teron, chair of the Ashbury board of governors, said he was concerned by J.P.R.D's claim about pranks. "The safety and well-being of our students is a high priority at Ashbury," he said in an e-mail. "We have no knowledge or evidence that such pranks are a regular oc 9 Jeff Boyd Regional President-Ontario North and East 4yi Chief to address sergeant about intoxication Advice you can bank on of conduct expected of police officers. Criminal charges, however, are not warranted based on the information he has received, he said. "We probably arrest at least a few people every day of the week for public intoxicatioa It does not result in criminal charges, so I don't think this is any different than that.

But it was public intoxication that caused somebody to find themselves spending the night in jaU." Aside from any disciplinary considerations, he said, "we'll look at them as an employee and see if we can get them help if it's deemed necessary." near the Ottawa police headquarters, when she refused to leave, according to police officials. Staff refused to serve her and called police. "I'll be having a talk both to the establishment, about over-service, of course, and to the officer about their behaviour," White said. The chief said the force conducted an investigation under the Police Services Act, which speaks to the standard Restaurant incident doesn't warrant charges, White says Police Chief Vern White said he plans to speak to one of his sergeants about her behaviour after the officer was arrested for public intoxication Sunday night. The off-duty officer was at a restaurant on Elgin Street, Registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada.

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