Home COVID-19 Signs of the times Signs of the times By Spencer Colby - March 29, 2020 103 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 Culture & Community Scholasticide exhibit mourns destruction of Gaza’s educational institutions Carleton Rodney the Raven resigns following steamy conflict-of-interest controversy Arts ‘Rewilding’ exhibit showcases artists’ kinships with the natural world 3,000FansLike1,100FollowersFollow4,000FollowersFollow1,500SubscribersSubscribe Ottawa broken clouds enter location 9.8 ° C 12.9 ° 8.8 ° 92 % 2.6kmh 75 % Tue 18 ° Wed 20 ° Thu 12 ° Fri 13 ° Sat 9 °