Archive 1997-2016
Something isn't right in the “Hall of Portraits” at Lisgar Collegiate . Among the rows of Victorian-era disciplinarians and modern principals sit two small bronze plaques, dedicated to two of Lisgar’s earliest principals –and no one seems to be able to put faces to the names.
The city showed a lack of respect for urban Ottawa when it decided not to appoint a representative of the downtown core to participate in a review of its master plans, says the vice-president of the Centretown Citizens Community Association.
Now that the distribution of the penny has been halted, charities and organizations in the city are looking for a way to give back – one cent at a time.
Alison Gilchrist, Centretown NewsThe Somerset Community Health Centre is collecting pennies in support of its after-school programs.
The city released Centretown’s community design plan to the public last week after completing a four-year study as part of its Liveable Ottawa 2031 project but was promply given the bum's rush by the Centretown Citizens Community Association.