by Sandra Derby The Centennial Stars girls’ sports teams have accomplished a first in the history of the school. They won gold in soccer, volleyball and basketball. Three banners now hang proudly on the gymnasium walls of Centennial Public School.…
Workshop identifies ways to improve Dundonald Park
by Émilie Sartoretto Efforts to see Centretown’s Dundonald Park live up to its full potential continue as community members work together to create a shared vision for Dundonald Park as part of the Active Places, Healthy People project. Building on…
Backyard Beat: Police in the Park
by Const. Khoa Hoang Last month we celebrated two years of a successful partnership between the police, community service partners, and our downtown residents at the 2012 Police Week: Police In The Park event. It was attended by approximately 600…
Centretown Citizens Community Association June Report
by CCCA President Jordan Charbonneau For more information on the contents of this report, contact us via the information provided at the end of this article. Excellent Turnout for May 30 Public Meeting Over 150 people attended the public meeting…
DCA Report: May-June
by Archie Campbell Apologies to Buzz readers for the lack of a DCA report last issue. I’ll try to cover the highlights of our last two meetings and report anything I missed in the next issue. New Executive The community…
What to do about the wall: Fate of historic Bronson Avenue retaining wall in dispute
by Kathryn Hunt The limestone wall on Bronson Avenue, north of Laurier, is in trouble. The Bronson Rehabilitation Project and its implications for traffic patterns north of Laurier, as well as the deterioration of the wall itself, have caused serious…
Preserving our heritage buildings
by Nancy Oakley One of the biggest challenges to conserving our heritage resources is our own planning. Communities across the province have seen their heritage character eroded by insensitive development when heritage is not effectively incorporated into planning processes. It…
More and more seniors staying in the workforce: Is 70 the new 65?
by Georgia Lay and members of the CCCA Seniors Committee Last month’s Seniors’ Committee column examined income and housing for seniors in Centretown. This month, the CCCA Seniors Committee decided to explore the financing of longer life spans further. The…
The Draft Community Design Plan and tall buildings
by Joan Spice CCCA Planning and Development Review Committee The Centretown Citizens Community Association (CCCA) will host a public meeting on Wednesday, May 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the McNabb Community Centre to examine the draft Community Design Plan (CDP)…
More tall buildings in our future
by Dan Mullaly The chairman of the Ottawa Planning Committee, Councillor Peter Hume, has been an ardent supporter of tall buildings for more than 10 years. He believes Ottawa cannot continue to grow out and that the only alternative is…
Trees and greenspaces in the draft CDP: upgrades and new parks
by Bonnie Mabee Chair of CCCA Trees and Greenspace Committee The CCCA welcomes the “strength in the vision for enhancing and increasing greenspace” contained in the draft CDP. At the same time, it calls on the City to ensure that the…
Boulevard of Blooms: Elgin Street blossoms
by David Gladstone and Kathryn Hunt Chris Blais, owner of Woody’s, poses with his favourite tulip. Thanks to Keith Loiselle, owner of Woody’s Urban Pub, and his fellow Elgin Street business owners, this year’s Tulip Festival includes flowering and man-made…