Archive 1997-2016
Everybody hates Jim. That appears to be the popular opinion towards Jim Balsillie lately after his most recent high-profile attempts to add new business acquisitions to his portfolio, namely between the National Hockey League and Nortel Networks Corp.
Life is good in Centretown. Or at least that’s what the latest numbers on housing sales seem to suggest. 
Ian Shelton, Centretown NewsNikkuu Maelki, one of few Centretown residents willing to sell their home, sold hers in less than three weeks and fielded more than 50 offers.
No sooner was the Ottawa Fire Fighters Memorial Park unveiled in front of city hall in September, than a long-awaited plan to build another monument – this time honouring all fallen Canadian firefighters – was finalized with the promise of federal funding.
Megan Cheung, Centretown NewsA firefighters monument was unveiled at city hall in early September.
Centretown school trustee Jennifer McKenzie says the city’s older downtown schools are being denied key funds for necessary building upgrades.