Archive 1997-2016
While most of his fellow graduating students have focused all their time and energy on obtaining the best marks for university, Corey Centen has found time to make a difference in the community.
When she arrived at Lisgar Collegiate in January, new principal Patricia Irving thought the staff and programs were good, but the school itself was dingy and dull-looking. With the school’s 160th anniversary approaching, she suggested a sprucing up of the school to celebrate.
Many Centretown residents are still butting heads with Ashcroft Homes over a proposed nine-storey building at the corner of O’Connor and McLeod streets, despite proposed improvements made by heritage-friendly architect Barry Padolsky.
City council has adopted recommendations to build a system that will likely replace the diesel-powered Talent trains with electrically-powered light rail trains that would connect the downtown with suburbs including Barrhaven, Kanata and Cumberland.