City Centre needs a facelift, not a stadium
Emma Lovell, Centretown News
A city report identified the City Centre complex as one of the top five possible sites for a sports stadium, which would replace the office tower pictured above.Archive 1997-2016
A city-issued report evaluating potential sites for a proposed soccer stadium has ignited discussion on the future of Plouffe Park and the rundown City Centre building, just west of Preston Street on Somerset Street West. Emma Lovell, Centretown NewsA city report identified the City Centre complex as one of the top five possible sites for a sports stadium, which would replace the office tower pictured above.
A large-scale sports facility that would help boost the local economy will probably not be built in Centretown, say some city councillors.
It’s the year of the pink slip. In the first month of 2009, Canada’s economy shed 129,000 jobs. No recession in recent memory has seen this large a slump in a single month, according to Statistics Canada.
Organizations that provide low-income housing may stand to benefit from Ottawa’s slumping housing market, say market experts.Susan Krashinsky, Centretown NewsIn his office at the Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corp., Dennis Carr looks over plans for the Beaver Barracks housing project.