April 2008 - Centretown News

April 30, 2008 Const. Nathan Hoedeman

Police beat: Making the right call

Most people would say that their personal contact with Ottawa police officers is the equivalent of seeing them drive around in white police cruisers behind rolled-up windows. Some may have called police for assistance and have had an opportunity to see the officer get out of their police vehicle and get a close-up look at them.

April 29, 2008 Anca Gurzu, centretownnewsonline.ca

Vandalism troubles Somerset Street in Chinatown

In an effort to make Chinatown a safer neighbourhood, business owners and volunteers in the area will try to deal with two major problems on Somerset Street next month: garbage and graffiti.

Empty bottles, pizza boxes, candy wrappers and cigarette butts can be seen along the sidewalks, sometimes even on residents’ lawns, while graffiti signs cover the walls of many businesses and restaurants.

April 24, 2008 Cynthia Vukets, centretownnewsonline.ca

Holmes unhappy with re-zoning to keep portrait gallery bid alive

Andrew Ng, centretownnewsonline.ca

Site of the proposed Ashcroft development that would house the portrait gallery.

A local developer has been given the go-ahead by City Council to build two high-rises in Centretown as part of a bid for the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

April 18, 2008 Taylor Turner, centretownnewsonline

Rideau Canal Festival celebrates Canadaâs newest World Heritage Site

Taylor Turner, centretownnewsonline.ca

Alan Latourelle, CEO of Parks Canada, watches as âsoldiersâ from Fort Henry in Kingston measure off metre sections of the canal for the Adopt-A-Metre program.

Last year, UNESCO recognized the Rideau Canal as a World Heritage Site. This summer, the city will celebrate the popular attraction with the first-ever Rideau Canal Festival.