Archive 1997-2016
Presented with the opportunity to lay out an agenda to address the rising anxieties of the middle class, what did the Conservative government do? Blow the opportunity and show how out-of-touch they have grown with Canadians.
The campaign for the civic election in October seems already well underway. Candidates for Somerset ward have been seen kocking on doors and campaigning around Centretown. Residents here are lucky to live in a ward with four strong candidates challenging the formidable incumbant Diane Holmes.
A 27-storey condo building proposed by Claridge Homes on Lisgar Street has yet to be approved by city council and the Centretown community is already divided over what the development could mean.
With plans for a new Beer Store on Somerset Street in the works, Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes is calling for an expanded development to include residential space. 
Shamit Tushakiran, Centretown NewsThis multi-storey building over the LCBO at Bank and McLeod streets is similar to a proposed development over the Beer Store at Somerset Street.