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Members of the local heritage movement remain at odds with the National Capital Commission over its plans to renovate the part of Ottawa where town meets Crown.

After years of scrambling for places to meet, Ottawa’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered population wants to build a community centre to physically symbolize and strengthen its presence in Ottawa.

By Connie Smart

High schools in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board are feeling the strain of the Harris government’s cuts to Grade 11 funding, say officials and staff from the board.

“High schools in this area are being affected pretty equally by these cuts, just as they are across the province,” says Centretown trustee Joan Spice. “There is just not enough money for texts.” read more

Armed with paintbrushes, power tools, and a vision of community, five of the 29 organizations at the Bronson Centre have left to renovate a new home on Chapel Street.