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Plans to create a more "liveable" Ottawa will include solutions proposed by community members and developers to deal with problems that have arisen as the city considers its official plan and transportation and infrastructure blueprints.
Some Sparks Street businesses are apprehensive that a new City of Ottawa study could result in a decrease in shopper parking if its proposals are implemented, says Les Gagne, executive director of the street’s BIA.
A recent fact-finding trip to Europe by members of the Somerset West Community Health Centre has inspired new discussions among community organizers about safe injection sites in Ottawa.
Giving birth in a hospital or giving birth at home. Those are the two options mothers-to-be have in Ottawa. But later this year, a third option will be available when a new midwife-led birth centre opens on Walkley Road.
Jason Chen, Centretown NewsAlexandra Thompson gave birth to her son at home two years ago.