Public library asks for $9.5 million
The Ottawa Public Library is asking city council for $9.5 million to upgrade its building at the corner of Metcalfe Street and Laurier Avenue.
The facility is 22 years old and in need of renovations and new technology.
Board chairman David Daubney says “the main library is dysfunctional, aging and does not meet the needs of persons with disabilities.”
The library requires outside assistance because it is already working with a shortfall of possibly $2 million.
—Carrie MacAfee
Author: Centretown Staff
125 years of history
From a fire to the Lunch Club — St. Luke’s shows community spirit
A pair of bronze plaques hold a place of honor at the front of St. Luke’s Anglican Church. Commemorating former parishioners who died in the world wars, the plaques are only a small part of the church’s long legacy of service in the community.
On Oct. 18, the parish, on the corner of Somerset and Bell streets, will celebrate its 125th anniversary.
“I remember we used to have the Cubs meet in the basement of the church, and at the time there were windows along the bottom of the building facing the street.
Harmony House surviving provincial budget cuts
By Lindsey Parry
It took a long 10 years, but now Caroline can finally speak out about abuse.
She still speaks quietly and with little self-assurance. It has only been three months since Caroline (not her real name), 35, and her seven-year-old daughter moved to Harmony House, a community shelter for battered women and their children. But already she sees positive changes in herself.
Community security—Gladstone businesses sweep streets clean of prostitution
Security company brings visible deterrent to area
By Kate Yule
Business owners between Bronson and Bell Streets on Gladstone have once again hired a private security company to “clean out the johns” in their area.
On Oct. 8, 19 business owners and landlords in the area made a deal with Response Safety Security and Investigation to keep an eye on their property.