The March issue of The Centretown BUZZ is out! We hope you’ll enjoy reading it.
It’s a packed issue this month – so packed, in fact, that we’re offering expanded versions of two stories on our website. We had to chop those stories to fit.
Read this month’s newspaper online here, or as a flipbook. We also have a high-res version for printing your own copy.
In this issue
Should landlords be taxed if they leave properties vacant long-term? Victoria Welland explains the rationale behind the possible vacant homes tax and how you can let the city know your views.
Bye bye bus station; welcome condos. Robert Smythe explains the complicated history and possible future of 265 Catherine Street.
What if you own a pet – and life throws you a curve ball? Jack Hanna profiles a new Centretown-based group that works to keep pets and their owners together with temporary foster care and other help, and tells how you can support its work.
Ryan Lythall received a letter about barriers caused by construction, and adds his own experiences.
Need a book? Want to donate a book? We tell you how to find Little Free Libraries in your neighbourhood with an Ottawa-area online map.
Karen Munro-Caple has a new cartoon about the lighter side of the pandemic.
Berkley Robinson describes how important community connections are to her.
A huge change is coming to the western edge of the Dalhousie community, near the LRT tracks. We reveal the plans for the diverse Gladstone Village community, centred around walking, cycling, and transit. (We have published an expanded version of this story on the web.)
Is it open season for height in Centretown? Stephen Thirlwall questions how development is affecting this community.
We interview the Centretown Community Association’s new president to get her vision for the organization. (We have published an expanded version of this story on the web.)
Councillor McKenney shows how other cities are finding more home-like options for long-term care, and MPP Joel Harden celebrates the passage of Voula’s Law, which ensures that family caregivers can’t be barred from seeing their loved ones.
Pauli Murray is one of the great unsung heroines of the Civil Rights movement. Tony Wohlfarth reviews an excellent documentary about her which he saw at Sundance this year, as well as many local music and film offerings. This column has also been updated to correct a mistake in the printed edition re the Anna Frank exhibit.
We also have Pearl Pirie’s recipes, and more…
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Please let us know what you think of this issue: which articles did you enjoy most? Is there anything we missed? Email us at editor@CentretownBuzz.com.
As always, this newspaper is a community effort. Thanks to everyone who contributed articles, photos, ideas, tech support, and proofreading to this issue.
We’re already starting planning for our fourth issue of 2021, out on April 16: tell us your feedback, ideas, and news tips at editor@centretownbuzz.ca or 613-565-6012! Our deadline is Tuesday, April 6.
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