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It’s lights out for the last movie theatre downtown. With the closure of the cinema in the World Exchange Plaza, Centretown residents are left with no options within walking distance if they want to catch a movie.
OC Transpo special constables are getting out of their cars and onto Ottawa streets and buses after the transit company renewed its foot patrol-based Walk and Ride program earlier this month.
City of Ottawa staff is consulting the public about possible changes to old bylaws that threaten the tradition of independent corner stores in downtown residential communities. 
Shamit Tushakiran, Centretown News Rod Abbas, owner of Abbas Grocery on Bell Street, says his store is one of the few small stores with a grocery section.
Winterlude will complete its transformation from local winter festival to national celebration this year.