Archive 1997-2016
Residents in the “meaty part” of Centretown are left to cover their own ears as a result of a design plan released by the Ontario government for new sound barriers along the Queensway, according to the vice-president of Centretown Citizens Community Association.
Archeologists with trowels will be joining construction workers and their backhoes this spring in LeBreton Flats as the next stage of development at the sprawling downtown property prompts a renewed hunt for Ottawa’s early history.
Forgotten stories from the history of Ottawa’s Chinese-Canadian community are being recovered and shared through a collaboration between a B.C. university and a Centretown cultural centre. 
Courtesy Robert Yip Historical images such as these appear alongside interviews with members of some of the first Chinese-Canadian families in Ottawa on the Lives of the Family website.
The owners of one of Ottawa’s largest sustainable, affordable housing units are suing all those involved in the building process after its much-touted “green” heating system left tenants feeling hot and cold.