Centretown Community Association news
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Keeping a rink frozen when the temperature won’t cooperate
This past winter, master ice-maker Sean Oderkirk had to be even more devoted in creating an ice rink in Jack Purcell Park.
Preserving trees and creating garden networks
Centretown has many opportunities to become engaged in activities that benefit community life and add green to our community.
CCA report: Earth Day festival, bike sharing, downtown library, ending homelessness
CCA report: AGM, closing the QED to cars, increasing security in the community
New CCA board; NCC news including the future of Queen Elizabeth Drive; security in the community a rising concern.
CCA report: AGM, affordable housing, library, trees
NCC chief planner to speak at CCA AGM; affordable housing workshop; library’s future in Centretown; trees needed on boulevards; change to height limits
Dundonald Park brightened for the holidays
The threat of wet snow and freezing rain didn’t deter the CCA Deck the Park party in Dundonald Park on December 3, although there were a few more umbrellas than usual.
Centretown Community Association report: rink volunteers, tree canopy, heritage district, safety
Centretown Community Association report: rink volunteers needed, towers too tall, NCC core area plan
Centretown Community Association report: new heritage district, Canal-side district, walking tours, Elgin Street Market, who to call
The Centretown Community Association is working to create two new Heritage Conservation Districts, and to turn the Queen Elizabeth Driveway into a park.
Fall Festival attracts hundreds on a fine day
A meeting place for Centretown?
Can the former Ottawa Board of Education Administration building at 330 Gilmour Street be saved? A researcher will describe how it might be repurposed at a meeting Sept. 25.
Skyline: Two approaches to city building – loud or quiet
Is what’s proposed for the abandoned Greyhound property on the southern boundary of Centretown an example of what King Charles has called “a jostling scrum” of big buildings crowding together?
CCA report: Fall Festival, new heritage district, help new neighbours, fall veggies
BIA rebrands from Bank Street to Centretown
The largest business improvement area (BIA) in Centretown has rebranded itself as the Centretown BIA, and is planning to expand its boundaries.
Users defend the car-free Queen Elizabeth Driveway
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe recently suggested chopping half of the active-transportation-only section of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway. He’s got a lot of pushback from community groups, city councillors, and the CEO of the National Capital Commission (NCC).
CCA report: heritage district, bike share, QED closure, fall festival, too-tall skyscrapers
Centretown Community Association report: new heritage district, Elgin Street Market, bike share, Queensway bridge replacement, Catherine Street development