The April 2020 issue of the Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is ready for you to read!
Read this month’s newspaper (or in a high-res printable version).
Featured in this 14-page issue are stories about:
- the controversy over reallocating part of Bank Street for pedestrians
- an interview with Centretown’s new public school board trustee, Justine Bell
- why Abbis Mahmoud named his Operation Ramzieh food box program for shut-ins after his mother
- a feature on how the City of Ottawa responded to the 1918 Spanish Flu, and its connections to today
- the Centretown Citizens Association’s new volunteer matching program
- how local food banks have had to scramble to obtain food and to keep volunteers and staff safe
- how one disabled person is sheltering in place
- how the pandemic is affecting programs for the homeless
- how to hear Canadian artists online while you’re sheltering in place, and other less-well-known entertainment options
- why community gardens are an essential service
- how to get your bike safely back on the road, including where to get it serviced and buy parts
- great recipes
and more!
Since this is the first online-only issue in the BUZZ’s 25-year history, we’d love to hear your feedback. Please email us at editor@CentretownBuzz.com.
The editor wishes to thank
- the many contributors to this issue;
- the eagle-eyed proofreaders who found all the accidental typos;
- Brett Delmage, for major assistance with website customization; and
- especially former editor Marna Nightingale, who (because of the constraints caused by social distancing) cheerfully contributed her layout skills to an extraordinary and invaluable extent.