Home COVID-19 Signs of the times Signs of the times By Spencer Colby - March 29, 2020 98 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 News Carleton student governments usher in new executive teams Hockey Opinion: PWHL’s playoff and draft format gets everything right that the NHL hasn’t Campus Life BREAKING: Carleton says quad is barricaded for maintenance, but some community members remain concerned 3,000FansLike1,100FollowersFollow4,000FollowersFollow1,500SubscribersSubscribe Ottawa broken clouds enter location 14.5 ° C 15.4 ° 13.4 ° 83 % 2.9kmh 82 % Sun 15 ° Mon 18 ° Tue 19 ° Wed 15 ° Thu 9 °