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It’s hard to live, drive or cycle in Centretown without noticing the decrepit state of many of its streets. Winter after blistering cold winter, the streets have taken a beating. Besides the yawning potholes, some of the area’s infrastructure is old and outdated. It’s time for a facelift.
Most teenagers wouldn’t be caught dead near school on a weekend. But the group of six teenagers camped outside Lisgar Collegiate from Jan. 28 to 31 had no intention of budging from their camping chairs parked next to the school’s main doors.
According to documents obtained through an access to information request, the federal government spent more than $600,000 to bring the newly relocated parole office on Gilmour Street up to standards, despite being offered expansion space at its old location for a lesser cost.
Centretown’s main streets will be rebuilt as early as this summer after city council approved nearly $7 million of construction in this year’s budget.