Only 46 percent of Bank Street businesses will qualify for a recently announced city tax break for small businesses, according to Christine Leadman, executive director of the Bank Street BIA.
Tax break helps only half of Bank Street businesses
Category: November 2021
Study evaluates police vs social services
The proposed 2.86 percent ($14 million) increase in the Ottawa Police budget for 2022 has reignited the bigger question of who can more effectively handle people in crisis: police or social services. Now a coalition of 12 community health centres across Ottawa has done the research. Last month they released a report, “Rethinking Community Safety in Ottawa”, that analyzed non-violent police interactions with the public, and proposed less expensive and more effective alternatives.
E-scooters: the safety battle on city sidewalks
This fall, Ottawa’s three major e-scooter providers – Lime, Neuron, and Bird – have been working to mitigate safety and mobility challenges caused by the misuse of e-scooters. Expect to hear and see the results soon.
Blaine Cameron: effective advocate, fierce hockey player
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A tireless advocate whose victories improved people’s lives. A fine friend. A fierce wheelchair hockey player. Those are some of the ways Centretown activist Blaine Cameron is remembered. Cameron, 48, died October 15 from heart failure.
Transit riders question optimistic ridership projections
Will 82 percent of riders actually return to OC Transpo in 2022? That’s one assumption the Ottawa Transit Riders (OTR) is questioning in the city’s proposed transit budget.
Skyline: Another Preston-Carling tower aims high. Is it a reach too far?
Will the 45-storey ICON condo towering above the northeast corner of Preston and Carling soon have a taller companion at the northwest corner?
Centretown steps up for its food centre
The response to the virtual community walkathon fundraiser on October 3 was very generous. The Centretown community came together to feed the hungry, looking for help at the Centretown Emergency Food Centre (CEFC) located at Centretown United Church.
Dalhousie Community Association report
Back in March, the city announced that it had purchased from the federal government the property at 1010 Somerset: 2.55 hectares of land beside Plouffe Park that extends west to the Trillium Line, between Oak and Somerset.
Centretown Community Association report
Plans are shaping up to reopen the Elgin Street Farmers Market for one day of Christmas shopping on Saturday, December 4, from 3 to 7 p.m. The market will be held in Boushey Square at Elgin and Waverley.
Plant Pool Recreation Association is on its game!
Over the past two years, the Plant Pool Recreation Association (PPRA) has been on its game. It has been working to provide recreation programs and advocating for more programs and greenspace in this increasingly developed area.
MPP report: standing up against hate
Ottawa Centre never ceases to amaze me. From hurricanes to massive floods, from bus crashes to an historic pandemic, I’ve seen our community rise up in the face of adversity. In October, it happened again on Broadview Avenue.
Somerset Ward: Lots happening this month
Between the new Official Plan meetings, the city budget, and the ongoing LRT saga, it’s been a busy few weeks! Here are some things to keep an eye on.
Preserving the heritage of Western Centretown
The City of Ottawa has proposed new boundaries for a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) in Western Centretown centred around Dundonald Park.
The Good, the Bad, and the Bumpy: Make Centretown roads smoother
Queen Elizabeth Drive needs to be repaved‒at least the part that goes to TD. I’ve tried several times to take Queen Elizabeth when the NCC closed it to vehicle traffic. I always had to get off the road and use the multi-use path along the canal each time because Queen Elizabeth Drive is far too bumpy for me to roll on. I sincerely hope that I’m not alone in saying that.
What’s on this month in Ottawa
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Storytelling is a learning tool
The 27th annual Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival will run from November 22 to 27. The festival will be held online through the Ottawa Public Library’s website with limited in-person seating at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre.
Read the November 2021 Centretown BUZZ
The November 2021 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
You can read it online here!