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 Review: Sock ‘n’ Buskin’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ is a haunting and Wilde-ly immersive ride Arts Local concert raises funds for Ottawa tenants battling their landlords CUSA BREAKING: ‘Unprecedented’ councillor walkout abruptly ends CUSA annual meeting 3,000FansLike1,100FollowersFollow4,000FollowersFollow1,500SubscribersSubscribe Ottawa broken clouds enter location 17.4 ° C 19.2 ° 15.6 ° 61 % 10.8kmh 75 % Thu 16 ° Fri 10 ° Sat 5 ° Sun 5 ° Mon 6 °