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 Podcast Is eggnog socially acceptable? Arts Hip-hop comes to life through Ottawa comic exhibit CUSA CUSA council takeaways: Survey on anti-Arab racism, statement on 1,000 days of Ukraine war 3,000FansLike1,100FollowersFollow4,000FollowersFollow1,500SubscribersSubscribe Ottawa clear sky enter location -13.4 ° C -12.8 ° -14.8 ° 72 % 2.6kmh 0 % Mon -7 ° Tue -2 ° Wed -6 ° Thu -4 ° Fri -12 °