As many as eight Centretown bus routes could be affected by a proposed new business plan to reduce OC Transpo’s operating costs by $7.2 million this year.
OC Transpo proposals leave users guessing
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Month: March 2011
Local stores brush off worries about U.S. fashion giant
The arrival of international fashion chain Forever 21 at the Rideau Centre shows Ottawa is growing up as a retail location, but local boutiques say they don’t feel left behind.
Shawarma shop adopts new marketing strategy
A Bank Street shawarma restaurant is changing its name after a failed experiment in trying to attract Francophone customers. 
Christopher Tse, Centretown NewsAli Badreddine, owner of Le Beret Rouge on Bank Street, says he plans to change the name of his shop back to something that will let customers know it is a shawarma restaurant.
Viewpoint: Cheap diners fuel unhealthy conditions at ethnic restaurants
Red, yellow and green is a familiar colour code.