Archive 1997-2016
Amid reports of financial trouble with the Bixi bike-sharing programs in Montreal and Toronto, questions are being raised about the future and long-term viability of the Capital Bixi system.
The push for safer streets in Centretown included a recent walkability audit of Bank Street, hosted by the Centretown Citizens Community Association and Ecology Ottawa. 
Michelle Kwan, Centretown NewsMichel-Adrien Sheppard (left) from Centretown Citizens Community Association and Heather Elliott from Ecology Ottawa conduct an audit of Bank Street's "walkability."
The local homebuilders association says the city is on a fast track to stunting its own downtown growth with a “communist solution” to infill housing regulations.
Centretown resident Kirsten Bodashefsky is gearing up for battle on Thanksgiving weekend when the Australian Rules Football national championship is held in Ottawa, where she’ll also be vying for a trip next year with Team Canada to the sport’s birthplace Down Under.