by Rob Dekker The recent public meeting on the Community Design Plan (CDP), organized by members of the CCCA Planning and Development Review Committee, took place May 30. CDP consultants George Dark and Eric Turcotte, Graeme Hussey of the Centretown…
One year in, the Laurier bike lane encounters opposition
by Kathryn Hunt When the Laurier segregated bike lane was constructed in July of 2011, it encountered some opposition, and it seems that nearly a year later, the concerns of some residents and businesses along Laurier Avenue have not gone…
Bronson Avenue wall dismantled for safety reasons
by Kathryn Hunt What a difference! The photo at top appeared on the front page of last month’s BUZZ: the photo below it is of the same retaining wall and bedrock ledge as it appeared a day later, after workmen dismantled the 180-year-old…
PRESTO launch runs into snags: now set for August
by Kathryn Hunt Snags in the initial testing of OC Transpo’s new payment method, the PRESTO card, have resulted in the planned rollout being delayed by a month. The cards are part of an Ontario-wide initiative, administered by a provincial…
CHCs are part of their community; communities are part of their CHCs
by Emilie Hayes, SWCHC, and Émilie Sartoretto, CCHC Community engagement is critical to the success of community health centres (CHCs.) We believe that together we can achieve better health where people live, work, learn and play. As community health centres,…
Provincial Affairs: Green Energy
by Yasir Naqvi, MPP, Ottawa Centre With summer right around the corner, many of us will be thinking about the energy and electricity that will be used to keep cool when the temperature starts to rise. I encourage everyone to…
What does the new Centretown Design Plan offer seniors?
by P. Marsden-Dole and members of the Seniors Committee of the CCCA On May 30, the Centretown Citizens Community Association (CCCA) held a public meeting for residents at McNabb Community Centre to present and discuss the draft Centretown Community Design…
School board report: Accommodation review may include Elgin Street PS
by Jennifer McKenzie, Ottawa Carleton District School Board Trustee Staff are proposing that the Ottawa public board conduct an accommodation study in the Near West area of the district during the 2012-13 school year that could potentially affect Elgin St.…
Take on Centretown: natural building limits, festival season
by David Gladstone For fairly obvious reasons, the pace of development and transportation proposals slows down during the summer, providing time to enjoy the many pleasures of summer. It also provides a useful pause to reflect on Centretown’s past and…
Money talks: parking and the park at the Museum of Nature
by Dan Mullaly The park at the Canadian Museum of Nature and the placement of parking underground is one item that receives near universal support in the Centretown community. While support for the park is evident, even among museum management,…
The Gouda Life: Tropical White Sangria and Red Fruit Sangria
by Kelly Brisson Finally! As the smell of barbecue and grass trimmings hangs heavy in the air like dulling wine, we warmly (very warmly) embrace the return of summer in Ottawa: a hot and hasty three months that would send…
Good Food Markets to start this summer
by Rosemary Tayler The Good Food Box and the Anti-Poverty/Hunger Project out of Overbrook-Forbes Community Resource Centre are collaborating with community health centres across the city to offer four pilot Good Food Markets this summer. The goal of this initiative…