The January 2022 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
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Category: January 2022
Coalition fights for maximum space for new park
“Every inch counts.” That’s the approach a community coalition is taking, as they push for maximum space for parks and recreation in new developments on the western edge of Centretown.
Affordable apartment building may be torn down, turned into surface parking lot
A three-story, six-unit apartment building on Nepean Street is facing demolition, in order to put up a parking lot.
McKenney aims for mayor
After eight years as Somerset Ward councillor, Catherine McKenney has announced they plan to run for mayor in next October’s city elections. The BUZZ interviewed McKenney on January 10.
First hat in the ring in Somerset Ward
![Centretown community activist Ariel Troster (left) has announced her intention to run for councillor in Somerset Ward, and has been endorsed by current Councillor Catherine McKenney (right). [photo provided by Troster]](https://centretownbuzz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ArielTroster-CatherineMcKenney-150x150.jpg)
Ariel Troster has announced her intention to run for Somerset Ward city councillor in the city election in October.
Comment: Watson’s departure opens new chapter in Ottawa politics
Last month’s announcement by Mayor Jim Watson that he would not run for re-election has sparked renewed hope that big changes could be on the horizon at City Hall. The announcement was long anticipated but earlier than expected. Already three candidates for the mayor’s job have come forward and others are gathering in the wings.
From the editor: 2022 elections raise important issues
This month, The BUZZ won’t be in print. We know that many of you prefer it on newsprint, but with the latest highly-infectious spike in the COVID-19 pandemic, we didn’t want to risk the health of our volunteer delivery team…
The Turning Point is still spinning music, three decades on
The Turning Point is the last store I shopped at before the COVID-19 lockdown and the first I went to as shops reopened. That’s because music is integral to our lives, going to The Turning Point is a great experience, and shopping there supports a long-established, local independent business.
Skyline: The missing middle and gentle density: Goldilocks visits the planning department
The “missing middle” is a newish planning theory that describes multiple units of various housing types built within a single, humanly scaled building. It calls for a lot of them, compatibly sprinkled throughout a city’s low-rise areas with a call to “Think Big and Act Small.” The term “gentle density” is interchangeable. In Centretown, plenty of examples of missing middle development abound, so we’re ahead of the planning curve.
New OCH building to provide housing for 55+ arts workers
![The entire proposed Rochester Heights Phase 2 development. Building B (PAL Ottawa) is at the rear centre. The expanded Piazza Dante Park is at the front centre. [From City of Ottawa Development Applications. Prepared by Hobin Architecture / Fotenn Planning + Design.]](https://centretownbuzz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Fotenn-818_Gladstone-000-150x150.png)
PAL Ottawa, a local arts worker group, has teamed up with Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) to help older arts workers by creating affordable housing for them in a new OCH development in West Centretown.
What’s in Rochester Heights Phase 2?
Ottawa Community Housing is in the final approval stages for Phase 2 of its Rochester Heights development, which will replace the 1960s brick townhouses on the south side of Gladstone Avenue between Booth and Rochester.
Transportation Master Plan: so far all policies, no numbers
The City of Ottawa wants you to endorse 70 generally climate-friendly transportation policies now – and wait for two years to see how they translate into road budgets.
Thumbs up or down on cycling and walking projects
The City of Ottawa is asking residents to give thumbs up or down to possible pedestrian and cycling changes across Ottawa.
The Centretown CHC is here to help you with COVID-19 vaccines
Need questions answered about COVID-19 vaccines? Want your shot right here in Centretown, and at a time where you won’t have to miss work? Prefer to get vaccinated in a more personal, intimate setting with people who understand you don’t like needles? The Centretown Community Health Centre (CCHC) is here to help you.
DCA report: parks, new developments, woonerfs
Centretown Community Association report
The CCA’s 2022 annual general meeting (AGM) will feature Ottawa Centre’s new MP, Yasir Naqvi, in conversation with Vice-president Jack Hanna.
The Good, the Bad, and the Bumpy: Snow and salt make some PWDs feel shut in
Now that winter’s here this brings added issues for people with disabilities (PWD) in terms of getting around. While many of my friends and I are staying home due to COVID, there are still people venturing out, even if just for a change of scenery.