The September 2023 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
You can read it online here!
Read the September 2023 Centretown BUZZ
Category: September 2023
A meeting place for Centretown?
Can the former Ottawa Board of Education Administration building at 330 Gilmour Street be saved? A researcher will describe how it might be repurposed at a meeting Sept. 25.
Lich, Barber trial brings back the horns
Blaring truck horns returned to Centretown on September 5 – but only in a single room in the Ottawa Courthouse. The joint trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich opened that day.
Land trust ramps up saving affordable housing
The Ottawa Community Land Trust (OCLT) is taking its first steps to ensuring some housing stock stays affordable in Ottawa.
You still have time to comment on 1010 Somerset
The deadline to comment on the controversial 1010 Somerset concept plan has been extended. And Coun. Troster promises at least two public meetings on the plan.
DCA pushes for more in new park
Centretowners are getting a new park for free as part of the Canada Lands Booth Street Complex – but what goes in it is being constrained by the city.
Interim solutions sought to improve community safety in Somerset Ward
Councillor Ariel Troster is asking a community health centre to fill in the gap on community safety as the city brings a new non-police pre-crisis intervention team into operation.
Save the date! The walk for the community food centre returns October 1
You can help those in need by walking and raising funds in the annual Walk for the Centretown Community Food Centre on October 1.
50 years of rapid transit in Ottawa
Skyline: Two approaches to city building – loud or quiet
Is what’s proposed for the abandoned Greyhound property on the southern boundary of Centretown an example of what King Charles has called “a jostling scrum” of big buildings crowding together?
Horizon Ottawa appeals election audit
Horizon Ottawa has launched a legal appeal against a city audit of its campaign in last fall’s city election.
Pride parade attracts thousands of new participants
Ottawans responded to increased anti-transgender and anti-gay rhetoric this year by showing up in record numbers for the 2023 Capital Pride parade.
What’s on this month, in Ottawa and beyond
There’s a lot to see and hear in Ottawa this month, and we have suggestions for music, films, and museums.
Want a better city? It starts with children
New Ottawa urbanism book club meets this month
A group of Centretown residents have created a new monthly book club to discuss how to build a more affordable, safer and more sustainable Ottawa.
News shorts
News shorts: Queensway bridge closures, zoning bylaw meetings, Dundonald splash pad designs, new ped/cycling bridge
DCA report: Plouffe Park dominates an agenda full of challenges
The Dalhousie Community Association returned from summer break to face a challenging agenda and an immediate call to action.