City councillors are clashing over the location of new east-to-west light rail, a part of Ottawa’s $4-billion transit plan passed in May.
Councillors clash over Carling Ave. light-rail line
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Month: November 2008
Help on way for Inuit church
A mix of traditional Inuit throat singing, children’s games and swing music echoed on the walls of the Christ Church Cathedral, as Ottawa residents gathered to help support the reconstruction of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit.
Andrew Sachs, Centretown News The Inuit Children's Centre sponsored a fundraiser for the St. Jude's Igloo Cathedral in Iqaluit.
City prepares for emergencies
Be it terrorist attack, tornado or earthquake, Ottawa is taking measures to prepare for worst-case scenarios, says a senior planner with the city.
Sprucing up Somerset
Gordon Walker has witnessed Ottawa’s Chinatown change and grow for 26 years, and during that time he fell in love with the area. That’s why he says he devotes his time to the Somerset Street Chinatown Business Improvement Area as Vice-Chair.
Kate Horodyski, Centretown News Gordon Walker has helped revitalize Somerset Street with new signs identifying the Chinatown district.