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My partner was just hit by a school bus at a pedestrian crossing. He had right-of-way and the bus turned into him. Thankfully, it was nothing too serious, but his nose is bleeding like crazy and there's a goose egg on his chin. My partner was pretty shook up and already running out of time to get to work, so he left without exchanging information with the bus driver.

Does anybody have tips/advice on who to contact about this incident? Particularly with concern to identifying the bus retroactively. Google isn't being very helpful.

Thank you in advance!

I was visiting last night and the young lady who was serving us told us that tip in the machine does not end up in their pocket .

Need more of this.

I recently signed my daughter up for Girl Guides, and so far I’m a little underwhelmed by what she’s telling me. Most meetings seem to involve colouring/crafts, and when they go outside it’s apparently 10 minutes on the swings. She also did a weekend camping trip and came home pretty unimpressed.

Is this pretty normal, or does it really depend on the unit/leaders?

I was a Jeanette growing up, and honestly, it felt a bit like housewife training.. We earned badges for cooking, cleaning, ironing, braiding hair, etc. I was really hoping Girl Guides had evolved since then.

I’d love for my daughter to learn things like camping/outdoor skills, first aid, STEM, leadership, problem-solving, independence, etc. Crafts and cooking are fine too, I just don’t want that to be the bulk of the experience.

For parents or current Guiders in Ottawa, what do your kids actually do? Should I give it more time, or is this a sign we should look for a different unit or just move on to another activity all together?

Does anyone have insider knowledge about whether Sansotei will ever reopen on Bank St? Anyone heard rumours about anything??

I used to eat there once a week and damn, this chilly weather has me craving that spicy tan-tan.

Just looking to get some cosmetic rust sanded down and painted and primed.

Just need it to keep the rust out, not to look pretty. Hence the trying to avoid the shops.

Any advice, please let me know where to look!

Hi all!

If anyone was travelling westbound on the 417 around 7:00 AM today and has any input or dashcam info for what happened, I'd love to hear from you.

Around 7:05-7:06 ish, I was I the right lane of the 417W passing the exit for Pinecrest. A dump truck was driving alongside me on my left. A metal rod or beam was either thrown from the truck itself or picked up from the road and flung into my car. The impact took off the driver side mirror, gashed the A-mount for the windshield and punched a hole in my driver side door. I did not catch the dump truck license plate or any identifying information due to adrenaline and prioritizing maintaining safe control of my own car.

A claim has been opened with my insurance and I've begun the process of reporting with OPP. If anyone has any information, that would be super helpful! Not only for me but for anyone else that may have been impacted by this incident.