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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Feb. 14
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1Where is development firm Brigil planning to embark upon a "prestigious project" that includes hotels, retail space, luxury condos and restaurants?
- AOn the former Greyhound bus terminal site.
- BOn the site of an old factory on the Gatineau, Que., waterfront.
- COn a large swath of greenspace in Mechanicsville.
- DOn a complex of historic mill buildings in Almonte, Ont.
2What did city officials announce Wednesday they'd be cutting back on for the next two months in order to save roughly $160,000?
- ASnowplowing.
- BLRT service.
- CBlue-bin recycling.
- DLibrary hours.
3Which controversial public figure will continue to have an Ottawa street named after them, after the street's residents voted against changing its name?
- ADonald Trump.
- BAung San Suu Kyi.
- CMargaret Thatcher.
- DChe Guevara.
4What will happen to the curfew in the Outaouais when the region moves out of the red COVID-19 zone on Monday and into the orange zone?
- AIt will start 90 minutes later.
- BIt will only be in place from Friday to Sunday.
- CIt will be eliminated altogether.
- DIt will remain the same.
5Rae Becke's farm in western Quebec is dealing with a highly-contagious virus that's already led to two deaths. What kind of animals does the virus infect?
- AHorses.
- BDeer.
- CLlamas.
- DCows.
6Ben Shusterman says he feels "violated" after thieves stole which of the following from his Crystal Beach home?
- AHis expensive truck.
- BParcels left on his front porch.
- CHis son's hockey equipment.
- DA large decorative wooden tulip.
7Allison Fisher says her organization tried to ensure hundreds of people who got COVID-19 vaccines Thursday weren't "thinking about the actual vaccination" when they showed up. What group was being immunized?
- AIndigenous elders.
- BChildren with cancer and other serious illnesses.
- CDementia sufferers.
- DMembers of Ottawa's homeless community.
8"People just come up to me and say ... 'You're saving me. You're getting me through this horrible winter and you're my escape.'" Dave Adams spoke those words to CBC this week — what does he do?
- AHe grooms a popular cross-country ski trail.
- BHe runs online wine-tasting seminars.
- CHe sharpens skates in exchange for a donation to the food bank.
- DHe busks daily, whatever the weather conditions, on Sparks Street.
9What is the U.S. Postal Service office in Ogdensburg, N.Y., vowing to do to any mail belonging to Canadians that isn't picked up by March 15?
- ADestroy it.
- BReturn it to the sender.
- CShip it to USPS headquarters for long-term storage.
- DOpen it and post amusing excerpts on social media.
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