OttawaStart's new Ottawa Golf Guide

Some housekeeping notes:Yesterday we introduced a new Ottawa Golf Guide on OttawaStart.We also renamed a couple of guides. The Traffic Guide becomes the Ottawa Driving Guide, and the Transit Guide becomes the OC Transpo Guide.As always, you can suggest great local web sites, blogs, etc. by visiting our Suggest A Site page.Related: Ottawa Sports Guide

Ask OttawaStart: How much tax do I pay when I fill up my tank?

We received this email from Tim, a visitor to OttawaGasPrices.com:"What is breakdown of the price per litre we pay at the pump? Specifically, how much is Provincial & Federal Tax?"That's a pretty common question these days as prices hover around the $1.20 per litre mark. The best answer we can find comes Fuel Focus, a web site created by Natural Resources Canada. The amount of tax varies from

Loopholes in the idling bylaw

Miss Vicky has an interesting look at Ottawa's new no-idling bylaw on her blog, pointing out at least twelve exceptions that allow vehicles to idle without penalty.I thought I heard that idling at drive-throughs was also permissible. Does anyone know which one of the exceptions covers that?Related: Ottawa Traffic Guide