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Shoppers can now purchase gift cards that are redeemable at more than 200 participating stores in Centretown as part of the Downtown Bank Street BIA's plan to rebrand its shopping district.
The City of Ottawa has approved a policy that bans selling energy drinks in community recreation centres.
Outdoor patios popped up in front of a few more Elgin Street restaurants this summer with the introduction of a city pilot project, prompting concern from some Centretown residents who say patios take up too much space on the sidewalk. But some of the street’s restaurants see the patios as beneficial to their business. 
Samantha Halyk, Centretown NewsThe City of Ottawa recently approved Town, a restaurant on Elgin Street, for a patio pilot project.
For stores in pedestrian-heavy neighbourhoods, shop windows are often the first point of contact with consumers. Local sex shops are no different. They need to get people’s attention and no one should be shocked when a sex shop window display represents what inside.