Marit Quist-Corbett ruminates on change, positive and otherwise, in our society.
Comment: Fossil fuel disinformation must stop
Darlene Pearson argues that LNG exports, as promoted by billboards downtown, will not help the climate crisis.
News shorts
Mark Jane’s Walk on your calendar: May 4-5. And the City of Ottawa wants your views on snow plow licensing.
MPP report: Follow the evidence to prevent further overdose tragedies
MPP Joel Harden says we need to see the people behind the numbers in the opioid crisis.
MP report: helping to build more homes, faster
MP Yasir Naqvi announces money coming to the city from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, the federal agreement with Ontario for health care fundig, and the Canada Dental Care Plan.
Read the February 2024 Centretown BUZZ
The February 2024 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
You can read it online here!
Was this desk used by D’Arcy McGee?
Is the reverend at a Centretown church now sitting behind the desk that once belonged to Thomas D’Arcy McGee, the famous Father of Confederation?
Transpo leaves student often late for class
City Transit Commissioners were given a real-life example of the effects of bus unreliability on February 8.
Attempt to dismiss Freedom Convoy class action rejected
Another attempt to have the Zexi Li class action dismissed has failed. The class action seeks damages on behalf of Centretown residents, businesses, and employees for actions during the Freedom Convoy occupation of Ottawa in 2022.
Police Services Board responsible for convoy damages?
The failings of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) during the Freedom Convoy have resurfaced – as an argument that the Ottawa Police Services Board (OPSB) should pay any damages in the Zexi Li class action.
Post-convoy, the city needs to step up
The City of Ottawa has not acted on the recommendations of the Ottawa People’s Commission.
Planning primer: Not-so-minor adjustments in Centretown
What is the Committee of Adjustment? It sounds like a gathering of chiropractors, but it’s actually an important quasi-judicial administrative tribunal which decides how buildings can be redeveloped. Robert Smythe examines three recent cases before the committee.