The parkway along the Ottawa River west of downtown is now officially called the Kichi Zībī Mīkan (translation: The Great River Road).
Ottawa River parkway renamed to Kichi Zībī Mīkan
Category: October 2023
Take the LRT plaques down?
A local activist is calling for the bronze plaques in LRT stations, which honour the opening of the LRT and politicians and city staff responsible, to be removed “as the first step in acknowledging guilt.”
OCDSB examining improving school air quality to reduce viral spread
With another triple-threat viral season about to hit, 30+-degree days increasing, and smoke from forest fires affecting air quality, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is pushing the province for better ventilation standards and funding.
Bus reliability continues to be a Centretown problem
OC Transpo’s own statistics continue to show that several buses serving Centretown – especially route 11 – are the least likely to show up.
Convoy class action delayed by criminal trials
The latest hearing in the class action against the Freedom Convoy has been delayed until December 14, because of the criminal trials of defendants Chris Barber, Tamara Lich, and Pat King for their actions during the convoy in 2022.
Somerset Ward report: Centretown selected for alternative mental health response pilot
Councillor Ariel Troster reports that Somerset Ward has been chosen as the location for a pilot non-police crisis team, launching in 2024.
Meeting envisions a brighter future for 330 Gilmour
At a packed meeting, architecture student Emily Essex outlined many possible public uses for the former OBE Administration building at 330 Gilmour, which has sat for two decades empty and unused.
Heritage Skyline: Plouffe Park fought to survive in its first 15 years
Plouffe Park ranks among the City’s oldest parks – and, like the community it serves, this patch of green has been tenacious in fighting for its survival.
290 City Centre to get heritage status?
The small red-brick building currently housing the Orange Art Gallery is now on the road to getting heritage status.
Comment: On the front lines of a social crisis, with coffee
The City of Ottawa is failing those most in need, says Brynn Emond, and that failure puts the burden of support on low-paid workers in coffee shops and other front-line spaces.
News shorts: Somerset House, Urbanism Book Club
City Council approves Somerset House plans; Urbanism book club to discuss Walkable City.
More news shorts: advice for older houses, 180 Argyle still for sale, Project Safe Trade
Heritage Ottawa workshops for owners of older houses, YMCAstill for sale, police announce downtown safe trade zone
Doomed trees: how street trees get X-ed – and replaced
Darlene Pearson always feel a sense of loss when she sees the large red “X” dooming yet another mature Centretown tree. This prompted her to ask the city what its criteria were for removing trees, and what its plans were for their replacement.
Consultation by bike in Dalhousie
A recent bike tour of the western half of Somerset Ward looked at places where city parkland funds could be used to increase greenspace and improve amenities.
Dalhousie Community Association report: Plouffe Park, SWCHC, proposed developments, removing the Preston Extension
Letter (Plouffe Park): find another location for the school
Letter (Plouffe Park): once Plouffe Park is gone, it’s gone
Sheila Singhal emphasizes the long-term importance of Plouffe Park to the neighbourhood.