As the Girl Guides of Canada celebrate their 100th anniversary this year, membership in the organization has increased for the first time in more than a decade. 
Jessica Bruno, Centretown NewsGroup leader Edith Falkenberg (upper left with glasses) leads her Centretown Girl Guides group through its paces.
Month: March 2010
BIA’s boundary leaves some businesses in no-man’s land
Jamie Haight says he’s in no man’s land.
Julia Eskins, Centretown NewsJamie Haight, owner of a dog grooming business on Bank Street, wants his store represented by a BIA.
Viewpoint: Ottawa’s pedestrian mall in need of a different kind of facelift
Sparks Street Mall lies empty and barren, except for the small rush at lunchtime when those who work at office buildings around the street come out for a bite to eat.
Sparks Street has the construction blues
Concerns echoed from one business to another on the already quiet Sparks Street Mall as the relocation of seven businesses from the Wellington Building on Sparks Street marked the beginning of a five-year renovation project.
Brier Dodge, Centretown NewsSome businesses on Sparks Street are worried that construction is reducing pedestrian traffic.