There will be several thousand fewer lawn signs decorating the Ottawa landscape during this fall’s municipal election. Incumbent Larry O’Brien and challenger Clive Doucet have decided that lawn sign money can be better spent.
Trying to decide who to vote for in the upcoming election? There’s an app for that. This morning, Beacon Hill-Cyrville candidate Tim Tierney is launching a text-based app called Talk2Tim, developed by local tech firm Zim.
Ottawa charity Serenity Renewal for Families received a blow last year. It lost about 50 percent of its operating budget and since then it’s been scrambling to find way to make up that shortfall.
One idea is to harness the power of iPhone Apps. The charity worked with Purple Forge to create an iPhone app to help it raise the money.
Urooj Qureshi who is in charge of fundraising at Serenity Renewal for Families was in CBC Radio Ottawa studio this morning talking about success of the mobile campaign.
Listen to CBC Radio recorded broadcast here.
When it came to connecting with his constituents through a mobile platform, Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Michel Bellemare found out that there wasn't an app for that. Now the east-end councillor just might be the first sitting municipal representative to be found in the iTunes store. Coun. Bellemare said that it is important to be constantly in touch with the evolution of communication.
When it came to connecting with his constituents through a mobile platform, Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Michel Bellemare found out that there wasn't an app for that.
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