A garden has been thriving for the past eight summers at the corner of Bank and Argyle. The Centretown United Donation Garden produces healthy vegetables for the meal program of the Centre 507 drop-in and resource centre for those in need.
The third Coffee House on Sustainability produced many helpful suggestions on gardening with native plants and trees, and ways to divert stormwater into practical use.
In their book Curbing Traffic, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett describe the quiet achieved by controlling car use. Alayne McGregor reviews the book, which will be discussed by the Ottawa Urbanism Book Club on March 26.
While Plouffe Park was still top on the Dalhousie Community Association agenda, other issues including traffic, parking, parks, transit, a new high rise, and street crime are also on the DCA’s radar.