Archive 1997-2016
By Howard Nason
Residents and business owners on Elgin Street are one step closer to finalizing an Elgin Street revitalization plan.
About 20 people, including councillors Elisabeth Arnold and Diane Holmes, attended the latest workshop of the Elgin Street Study on Oct. 8 at St. Bethel Field House on Frank Street.
By Jennifer McCarthy
Some local businesses are having no problem with Ottawa’s new smoking bylaw. They’re choosing to ignore it.
The bylaw came into effect on Oct. 1, and requires all bars and restaurants to designate 70 per cent of their space as non-smoking. The regulations have owners worried about losing smoking customers, but so far they haven’t been chased away.
By Aloma Jardine
Business owners on Preston Street may soon find new customers in their backyards.
A proposal for a light rail transit system running from Bayview and Scott Streets to the Greenboro transitway station in South Keys was included in a new regional plan.
By Rachel Lajunen
The fate of the old Woolworth and Kresge buildings on Sparks Street has already been decided, but the future use of the site is still in the hands of Ottawa city council.
The buildings have been ordered demolished by the owners of the property, the Bank of Nova Scotia. The bank wants to turn the site into a parking lot but needs city approval. The permit was rejected 6-4 at last week’s council meeting. Now, the bank must wait until the next council meeting scheduled for Nov. 5.