Archive 1997-2016
Standing at the corner of Preston and Somerset streets, there’s not much to see but a vacant lot adorned with white and violet petunias. This empty space houses a big dream for Can Le, president of the Vietnamese Federation in Ottawa, who hopes the lot will become a museum recounting the painful but moving story of the Vietnamese Boat People.
Design plans for construction that is set to begin this summer along Gladstone Avenue between Bank and Cartier streets have brought up concerns as parking spaces will be traded for trees. The construction will upgrade a century-old water main and sewer system, says project manager Susan Johns.
Matthew Lee, Centretown NewsA construction project on Gladstone Avenue may eliminate some on-street parking.
Private businesses and consultants are urging the city to keep the world-renowned Leadership in Energy and Environment Design certification as part of its green-building policy.
Residents of Ottawa may have noticed a change in the look of some of the city's police cruisers patrolling the streets in the past month, after a miscommunication about the design delayed release the of the new cars.
Veronica Tang, Centretown NewsFleet Officer Denis Lecuyer (left) and Const. Eric Perreault walk past two of the Ottawa Police Service's 58 new Ford Taurus police cruisers.