Archive 1997-2016
Ottawa’s soup kitchens and drop-in centres will join the rest of the city’s restaurants and bars on April 1 in becoming smoke-free. And signs around one drop-in centre warn patrons, this is no April Fool’s Day prank.
The first phase in the cleanup of LeBreton Flats is set to begin, but the entire timetable for redevelopment could be thrown off because of a row between the city and NCC over the width of roads.
Large population discrepancies and disproportionate representation on city council is forcing ward boundary changes in Ottawa.
The proposal to renovate Centretown’s Plant Bath pool moved one step closer towards reality last week when city councillors unanimously passed a motion to send it to the Health, Recreation and Social Service Committee — the last step before council’s final approval.