A public consultation, tentatively scheduled for February, should give Ottawa a better idea of the future of Sparks Street, says the National Capital Commission.
NCC under fire over Sparks St.
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School wants safer bus service
By Denise Rideout
Administrators at Immaculata High School are asking OC Transpo to pick students up on school grounds because they think crossing Main Street to get to a bus stop is too dangerous.
Bernard Swords, principal of Immaculata, says the stretch of road in front of the school is much too busy for students to be crossing.
Tories eye Mayor Jim Watson for Ottawa Centre
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson may have decided not to run for mayor this fall, but his political career might not be over just yet.
Bank St. business buzzing with optimism
By Heather Mallows
Small businesses on Bank Street are primed for a great year because the number of residents in Centretown has grown substantially, say store-owners.
“The buzz is that 2001 is all about Bank Street,” says Luc Thivierge, proprietor of the fünf funk boutik, located at Bank and Lisgar. “They’re really going to revitalize the street.”