The former U.S. Embassy on Wellington Steet – once earmarked to become a national portrait gallery – is set to become an election flashpoint between Ottawa Centre candidates.
Portrait gallery may become election issue
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Month: October 2009
Safe drug injection site mulled for downtown
Despite an uncertain future for Vancouver’s supervised drug injection site, plans are underway to determine if a similar facility would be suitable for Ottawa.
City finally moving ahead with possible water bottle ban
High-profile companies such as Pepsi, Nestlé and Coca-Cola have some fierce new competition in town: city hall.
Vacant Booth St. store to become women’s haven
The three-year saga to renovate the derelict former Loeb grocery store on Booth Street is finally ending. 
Mathew Klie-Cribb, Centretown NewsCornerstone, a women's support organization, is developing the former Loeb store site on Booth Street.