February 5, 2009: OC Transpo Strike Over, Google Earth 5 and Alternatives to the Landfill

After 51 days of no public transit, the City of Ottawa and the Amalgamated Transit Union reached an arbitration deal. Matt Street was on the scene to hear the reaction of students as they boarded the O-Train for the first time in 2009.

Carleton Geography professor Scott Mitchell gives a quick review of the new Google Earth 5 that includes the ocean bottom and historical imagery, and Matt also interviews the folks at Used Everywhere, who run localized classified sites to help people place their unwanted stuff somewhere other than the dump.

 
 
 

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