Archive 1997-2016
The bitter taste left by the controversial slaying of an elk in Centretown earlier this month is raising questions about the strategy that the City of Ottawa uses in dealing with wildlife conflicts.
Ontario doesn’t let teens buy cigarettes, so why does it let them use tanning salons?
Discussions about replacing a parking lot with a city park on McLeod Street will not materialize into real grass and trees. To the disappointment of the residents in the area, the City of Ottawa’s attempt to buy the parking lot from the Hulse, Playfair and McGarry Funeral Home failed after the bid was turned down by owner Brian McGarry. 
Catherine Cross, Centretown News The parking lot that McGarry wants to sell, but he has been unable to reach a deal with the city.
City council has given its support to a landmark plan to transform downtown into a formal “eco-district,” renovating office buildings, facilitating community environmental projects and creating a model for other wards to emulate in the future.