The building that housed Icon, a former gay and lesbian dance club on Lisgar Street, will become a young men’s shelter by next March.
Former dance club to become young men’s shelter
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Month: April 2005
Cyclists fear city’s downtown light rail plan
Dressed in athletic pants and colourful windbreakers, Ottawa cycling enthusiasts contributed feedback and concerns to the Ottawa Cycling Plan draft at a city council meeting last week.
Letter for April 15, 2005
CCCA to hold meeting about safety
Are you concerned about safety in the Elgin Street neighbourhood?
The Centretown Citizens Community Association will be holding a town hall meeting focusing on public safety in the Elgin Street area.
Recent developments such as the decision by Corrections Canada to try and open a Parole Office opposite Elgin Street Elementary School without any public consultation, vandalism, vehicular congestion, winter sidewalk conditions, and noise has a negative impact on the quality of life for the residents of the Elgin Street neighbourhood.
SOAPBOX—Canadians need an electronic ‘do not resuscitate’ order
Terri Schiavo’s death made for high public drama. Politicians were pitted against the courts as they debated who should be allowed to choose life and death. People came as if on pilgrimage: they prayed, wept, and were arrested by the dozen as they tried to smuggle food and water into the dying woman’s hospice.