by Jeff Morrison, board president, Centretown CHC, and Annie Hillis, board chairperson, SWCHC We all want to live our lives in as healthy a way as possible, including living in communities designed to contribute to healthy lifestyles. In Ottawa, many…
OCDSB Trustee Report: Welcome back to school!
by Jennifer McKenzie, Kitchissippi Ward Trustee Welcome Back to School! Students, parents, teachers, staff and our community partners are settling into the school year and getting back into familiar routines. It has been a smooth transition into the new school…
Provincal Affairs: Ontario government renewing its commitment to reduce poverty
by Yasir Naqvi, MPP In 2008, the Ontario Government launched Breaking the Cycle: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, signalling a new vision for a fairer society. It is based on the belief that we can break the cycle of poverty in…
Residents join forces to fight construction noise
by Kathryn Hunt With construction ongoing all over Centretown, many residents have started losing patience with the dust, traffic disruptions, and noise. This summer, the noise in particular drove a number of tenants near Somerset and Metcalfe to form a…
Seniors get together for annual barbeque at Gladstone Terrace
by Joanne Samson Despite uncertain cloudiness, the weathermen/women kept their promises of a beautiful sunny day for Gladstone Terrace’s Annual BBQ on Thursday, August 29. The turnout was terrific. Tables were decorated in colourful tablecloths, multicoloured balloons were tied together…
Why the casino issue has been mishandled
by Henry E. McCandless Citizens’ Circle for Accountability In her 1997 radio interview with the Charles Darwin scholar Richard Dawkins, CBC’s Eleanor Wachtel asked him a good question: why did he think that the English scientific intelligentsia initially rejected Darwin’s…
Beneath our feet: the LRT
Two views of the construction on the Confederation Line tunnel entrance at the corner of Albert and Commissionaires Streets. The tunnel, which will run underneath the downtown core, will be constructed using underground mining techniques and will be invisible from…
Game on: Minto Park chess table installed
by Georgia Lay Members of the CCCA Seniors Committee and well-wishers met with Councillor Diane Holmes in Minto Park on September 3 to capture a digital image of the park’s most recent furniture acquisition. Inspired by the success of games…
Plant Pool Recreation Association: PPRA swim voucher demand skyrockets
by Martha Musgrove Community demand this year for Plant Pool Recreation Association (PPRA) swim vouchers has increased by 70 percent compared to the same period in 2012, reports program coordinator Ida Henderson. To date this year, the program has distributed…
New recyling project
Mayor Jim Watson, Environment Committee Chair Maria McRae and Somerset Ward Councillor Diane Holmes are pictured here with one of the new recycling bins on Elgin St. that are being used as a waste diversion pilot project. On-street recycling bins…
The “Bambini” arrive
The “Bambini” sculpture at the corner of Gladstone and Preston is a Preston BIA project creating a gateway to Little Italy. The photo above, of the work in progress, was taken by Catherine Boucher: below, the original 2010 design for…
Victory gardening
by Patricia Marsden-Dole Providing fresh healthy food to those who are hungry is a victory for the community, and more so when many community resources come together to make this happen. Our local food bank, the Centretown Emergency Food Centre…