Many Centretown residents living near the Queensway will finally be getting a little more peace and quiet thanks to the installation of noise reduction barriers along Highway 417.
Month: December 2016
Carleton University students hand out care packages to homeless and impoverished
A student-run group from Carleton University is looking to combat homelessness and poverty through small gestures of charity, one care package at a time.
On Nov. 27, the group —called “Carleton Castlestone”— went down Bank Street in Centretown and handed out eight care packages to those struggling with homelessness and financial strain.
Community advocates plea for more affordable housing ahead of budget
As the City of Ottawa prepares to finalize its 2017 budget, community advocates are pleading for a greater commitment of funds from the city to deal with what they are describing as an affordable housing crisis.
‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect sought in Centretown homicide
Ottawa Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder for 33-year-old Steven Frenette, the man suspected in a shooting death that took place Saturday afternoon in Centretown.