Home COVID-19 Signs of the times Signs of the times By Spencer Colby - March 29, 2020 105 1 of 5 A sign on a street corner in support of essential workers and Tim Horton employees. Residents of Ottawa are pleading with landlords and the Government of Ontario to freeze rent payments. Hundreds of business throughout the city are temporarily closed including franchises like Second Cup. A poster advertising Algonquin College is defaced with the words “Corona Zionist Virus.” Featured image by Spencer Colby. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Arts Q&A: Author Marianne K. Miller speaks on award-nominated debut novel and Ernest Hemingway inspiration Features Death doulas reshape conversations around dying for 2SLGBTQ+ seniors Arts In Photos: Annual Canadian Tulip Festival commemorates 80 years of Netherland’s liberation 3,000FansLike1,100FollowersFollow4,000FollowersFollow1,500SubscribersSubscribe Ottawa broken clouds enter location 16.2 ° C 16.8 ° 15.6 ° 85 % 2.6kmh 75 % Thu 18 ° Fri 21 ° Sat 16 ° Sun 11 ° Mon 19 °