Archive 1997-2016
By Adam Hickman
Memories of Gordie Howe, Marilyn Bell, Steve Podborksi, Northern Dancer and 400 other Canadian sports heroes may be coming to Ottawa.
Canadian Sports Hall of Fame officials say the hall will move to Ottawa if they can take up residence in the government-owned Conference Centre.
By Jojo Ruba
Ottawa residents may not just be shopping on Sparks Street.
They could be living there, if Public Works Canada finds a cost-effective way to turn government offices on the street into condominiums.
Glenn Duncan, who is in charge of maintaining the Parliament Hill area, says there is high demand for the project. But the department released a report last month that found the change would be costly.
By Jen Ross
While it’s still too early to say just what priorities the new Sparks Street Mall merchants’ management board will have for the next three years, members such as Albert Gabbay are full of ideas.
At the adverstising and promotion committee meeting Jan. 16, members decided events like the International Busker Festival and the chicken and rib cook-off will go on as planned, with some changes. Gabbay says he’d like to see the mall host more events such as fashion shows, a murder mystery, outdoor tai chi classes, more petting zoos, and an Easter egg hunt.
By Jen Ross
New members on the Sparks Street Mall merchants’ management board are vowing to put the spark back into the popular pedestrian mall.
“We have a new vision and we’re going to start a fresh new campaign,” says Albert Gabbay, owner of Albert Opticians and one of seven new members on the 16-member board elected in late November. “We’ve got new people and new ideas and I think you’re going to see a spicier, more active board than ever.”