The January 2024 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
You can read it online here!
Read the January 2024 Centretown BUZZ
Category: January 2024
Create a new park in L’Esplanade Laurier, task force recommends
Ottawa’s downtown needs to transform from a car-centric, 9-to-5 commuter district to a greener, more residential, and less single-employer area, according to the Downtown Ottawa Task Force.
Heritage status sought for Centretown buildings
City staff have recommended that two Centretown buildings be given the extra protection of provincial heritage status: the Bible House at 315 Lisgar, and the W.C. Edwards Building (the former home of the Orange Art Gallery) at 290 City Centre. And they recommend that “heritage attributes” be added for the city Water Works complex in LeBreton Flats.
New 1010 Somerset plan delayed
The revised concept plan for the 1010 Somerset project, which had been expected in December, has now been delayed.
“We’ve waited long enough”: École Louise Arbour parents speak
The BUZZ interviews representatives of the parents’ council at École Louise Arbour about their concerns about the school’s current location and what they want in its new location in the 1010 Somerset development.
Transit review reconsiders some bus route changes
Draft OC Transpo maps for the route review/cuts show that some changes affecting routes running through Centretown have been reconsidered.
Common at Zibi offers housing alternatives
A new 25-story apartment building by the Ottawa River is offering a unique combination of rentals: regular apartments, affordable apartments, and co-living spaces.
Convoy protester trial to drag on into spring
The trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber for their roles in organizing the 2022 Freedom Convoy that occupied downtown Ottawa will resume from March 13 to 15.
Book review: An Emergency in Ottawa devalues residents’ experiences
The convoy occupation of downtown Ottawa almost two years ago was traumatic and unprecedented in this city and this country – and yet it’s been almost exclusively chronicled in either commission reports or daily newspaper accounts. Paul Wells’ short book is the first I’ve seen that takes a more reflective, independent look at the events.
News shorts
The City of Ottawa is proposing a new model for recreation fees which could affect local centres. UPDATE: Another consultation session is set for Jan. 29. The Ottawa Urbanism Club will next meet Jan. 29.
Gone but not forgotten: Slices of Bank Street’s history
In this issue, Robert Smythe’s Skyline column looks back at iconic Bank Street places that have disappeared.
Lynne Browne: a tireless advocate for the homeless
![Lynne Browne, the longtime leader of the Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness. [Jim Turk]](https://centretownbuzz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lynne_Browne-photoby_Jim_Turk-Edited-150x150.jpg)
Remembering Lynne Browne, the longtime leader of the Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness.
What’s on in Ottawa and beyond this month
![Leonie Benesch plays an idealistic teacher in The Teachers Lounge [If… Productions]](https://centretownbuzz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TeachersLounge-Edited-150x150.jpg)
Two ways to support community-based care
The Centretown Community Health Centre needs your help to support its requests for funding in the 2024 Ontario budget.
MPP report: building community in 2024
MPP Joel Harden is hosting a New Year’s Levee on Saturday, January 20 at 2:30 p.m. at 464 Metcalfe Street. And info on the upcoming Ontario budget.
Somerset Ward: Updates from City Hall
Councillor Ariel Troster talks about the upcoming safer alternative response pilot and the right to protest.
Dalhousie Community Association report: how we’ll meet 2024’s challenges
The DCA looks at how it will meet the challenge in 2024 of working for those who live, work, or own property in the Dalhousie community.