The November 2023 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
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Read the November 2023 Centretown BUZZ
Category: November 2023
Researchers finding new ways to build ice and keep the canal skateway open
In the struggle to save the beloved Rideau Canal skateway from climate change, small tracked robotic machines may be what rolls to the rescue.
1010 Somerset sent back to the drawing board
The proposal to build a school on Plouffe Park has been withdrawn and sent back to staff for a complete rethink, after strong objections from the community.
Hallowe’en fun for all in Plouffe Park
The community came together on October 29 in Plouffe Park to provide spooky fun for local children and talk about the future of the park. 200 parents and children attended.
Should the Percy Street underpass stay closed to cars?
Percy Street has reopened under the Queensway after its bridge replacement, but so far only to cyclists and pedestrians. And one nearby resident would prefer it stay that way.
Priorities at city budget meeting: housing, transit
Transit, affordable housing, and social supports were repeated concerns at a city councillor budget meeting on October 18 covering Somerset, Kitchissippi, and Capital wards.
Gunshots on Bank Street leave residents rattled
On November 6, gunshots rang out around Bank and Gilmour Streets about 1:30 p.m. in what police described as a “brazen” shooting. Councillor Troster held a community meeting in response.
Comment: Dundonald Park: where do we go from here?
The volunteer-maintained gardens in Dundonald Park have been targeted by vandalism and theft. Dinah Robinson says a strategic plan for the park is needed.
Tweaking the rules: how to speed up office-to-residential conversions
Ottawa’s planning department has tabled its official response to the office-to-residential movement that is currently the shiniest arrow in our housing emergency’s quiver of strategies.
273 more homes on Gladstone as of 2026
The second phase of Mosaïq Ottawa is now officially underway, adding 273 future units aimed at low- and middle-income tenants.
Affordable housing promised for Booth complex
Canada Lands, which is developing the large Booth Street Complex in Somerset Ward, has announced a new minimum affordable housing target of 20 percent in projects it now has underway.
CCHC looks forward to pilot of non-police crisis line
Centretown is gearing up to become the site of a pilot project aimed at differently addressing the ongoing mental health and substance abuse crisis in Ottawa.
Comment: is OC Transpo tone-deaf again?
The city’s Transit Commission received a major rewrite of OC Transpo’s bus routes around Ottawa. That’s right – received. Not approved, or rejected, or amended.
Somerset Ward report: Ensuring safe shelter in an Ottawa winter
The word “renoviction” is not just a buzz word. It’s an unfortunate reality for so many people in our city, writes Councillor Ariel Troster.
Dalhousie Community Association report: Plouffe Park saved, Preston extension, Booth Street traffic, trees
Centretown Community Association report: rink volunteers needed, towers too tall, NCC core area plan
Holiday concerts for every taste
Choirs and ensembles are back, and many are celebrating the holiday season this year. The BUZZ presents its once-a-year roundup of local holiday concerts, compiled from the announcements we have received.