The Caldwell Family Centre says increasing demand for its food bank services requires it find a more spacious location, and during the transition, it will be moving to City View United Church.
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It would be sad to send Ottawa’s retired Bombardier Talent rail vehicles off to the scrap heap. I hope that someone with heritage connections sees the discarding of these old trains as a golden opportunity. The city might consider asking a high-profile museum, preferably the Canada Science and Technology Museum, to acquire at least one of the vehicles for a hands-on multimedia display.
What child does not enjoy the thrill of clambering on board a train, even one that no longer runs? Witness the popularity of the vintage locomotives already in the museum, and the big draw of trains in museums around the world.