The October 2022 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
You can read it online here!
Read the October 2022 Centretown BUZZ
Category: October 2022
McKenney calls for more transparency at City Hall
The BUZZ asks and Somerset Ward candidates respond: making it easier and safer to walk in Centretown
In each issue up to the election, The BUZZ has asked the candidates running in this ward one question about city issues important to this ward. This month, we ask: The City of Ottawa’s origin-destination surveys consistently show that walking is a more important mode of transportation in Somerset Ward than anywhere else in the city. What are the worst places to walk in Centretown? What three things would you do to make it easier and safer to travel on foot around Centretown?
People’s Commission hears tales of convoy trauma
The opening session of the Ottawa People’s Commission hearings heard from four residents traumatized by the convoy occupation, and from one person who felt freed by the experience.
The crucial role of rooming houses is an election issue
Health rarely seems to enter the discussion when we talk about housing. But with the news filled with stories of closing emergency departments and overwhelmed nurses, physicians and allied health providers, we need to look closely at the issue of housing in the upcoming election.
The city’s goals for LeBreton Flats: can they be achieved?
Is the city working fast enough to obtain community benefits from the development of LeBreton Flats?
The many reasons why the former school board admin building deserves heritage protection
Later this month, Robert Smythe and Erwin Dreessen will be presenting an application to the city for heritage protection of the former administrative buildings of the Ottawa Public School Board at Gilmour and O’Connor Streets.
BUZZ shorts: mayor’s powers, library hours and locations, Chief William Commanda bridge delayed
Comment: it’s important whom you choose as mayor
We haven’t had a city election like this in over a decade. In 2022, there is a real race for mayor, and real choices to be made as to the direction of our city.
Many challenges must be faced in revitalizing downtown
Stephen Thirlwall examines the challenges facing the task force addressing issues confronting Ottawa’s downtown.
To build better neighbourhoods, Ottawa needs a streetcar system in its urban core
Ottawa is set to grow by half a million people over the next 25 years. Streetcars could be the answer to a better public transportation system.
Dundonald Park: alive with people and music this fall
Letter: safety and security remain acute issues in Dundonald Park
Stefanie Bowles reacts to the Dundonald Park story in the September BUZZ.
Children learn the Orange Shirt story in Plouffe Park
Orange signs, T-shirts, and banners filled Plouffe Park on September 30 as the Plant Pool Recreation Association (PPRA) again commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Centretown Community Association report
The CCA looks at the city election, housing affordability, climate change, heritage regulations, the downtown task force, and the Elgin Street market.
Dalhousie Community Association: making a difference
The DCA looks at the value proposition for a community association – in preserving heritage, and reviving a community garden.
