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1Architecture students Dani Berno and Nupur Agrawal were among several people who collected pieces of common buckthorn from Carlington Woods last weekend to use in their projects. Why was the wood available in the first place?
- AA grove of buckthorn trees was knocked down in a powerful fall windstorm.
- BAdvocates chopped it down as common buckthorn is an invasive species.
- CIt had been removed for the expansion of a nearby school.
- DThe trees were at the end of their life cycle and had died naturally.
2What has world-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt decided to donate to OrKidstra, a local charity that supports children in underserved communities through music?
- AFifty of the dresses she's worn at concerts.
- BThe piano she learned to play on.
- CA month's worth of one-on-one piano lessons.
- DAn orchestral score signed by opera legend Luciano Pavarotti.
3What multi-billion dollar project did these officials break ground on Monday in Loyalist Township, west of Kingston, Ont.?
- AA battery component plant.
- BA nuclear generating station.
- CA superconductor processing facility.
- DAn intercity light rail network.
4What University of Ottawa mainstay has seen its future thrown into doubt after students recently voted to stop paying a roughly $5 levy to support it?
- AThe campus radio station.
- BThe university newspaper.
- CA student-run café and pub.
- DThe sexual health clinic.
5Where has Claude Lurette, a former housing and peer support worker who got an eviction notice nearly eight months ago, been living since August?
- AIn his broken-down Mazda.
- BIn the spare bedroom of one city councillor.
- CIn a local farmer's stable.
- DIn a storage unit he's been renting.
6What is the Indigenous-language name of the building seen here, which marked a major milestone in its construction on Wednesday?
- AAdàwe.
- BĀdisōke.
- CKìwekì.
- DZibi.
7An Ottawa public school principal has apologized after asking an elementary student to remove an online profile picture that featured which flag?
- AThe Ukrainian flag.
- BThe Palestinian flag.
- CThe rainbow flag.
- DThe Mohawk warrior flag.
8What might some Ottawa taxi drivers be asked to do at the start of next month, if a new program gets the go-ahead?
- ATake low-priority patients to hospital instead of ambulances.
- BPick up disabled riders when no Para Transpo vehicles are available.
- COffer subsidized fares to people who live in parts of the city with poor transit options.
- DDeliver food, alcohol and cannabis to residents who order it.
9According to the National Capital Commission, what issue on the Rideau Canal is causing "health and safety concerns for the public" but won't be fully addressed until late 2025?
- AAn increasing number of algae blooms.
- BCracks in the canal walls.
- CDeteriorating light fixtures.
- DLocks that aren't raising and lowering boats properly.
10In the wake of the 2022 death of Outaouais teen Sarah-Émilie Hubert, Quebec's coroner has called attention to a lack of specialized treatment services in the region for WHICH of the following?
- AAllergies.
- BTraumatic brain injuries.
- CBipolar disorder.
- DAsthma attacks.
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