Underpass approved but funding withheld
Adam Hooper, Centretown News
A Somerset Street underpass to accompany a cycling pathway along the east side of the O-Train corridor will have to wait for another year.Archive 1997-2016
A planned cycling path through Centretown to connect the Ottawa River to Dow’s Lake will not be built this year despite efforts by frustrated advocates to piggy-back a key underpass with road construction along Somerset Street.Adam Hooper, Centretown NewsA Somerset Street underpass to accompany a cycling pathway along the east side of the O-Train corridor will have to wait for another year.
Much to the surprise of the Centretown Citizens Community Association, a city planning report revealed that downtown Ottawa might become home to yet another 27-storey condominium development.
The debate whether or not Ottawa residents have the “right to light” is heating up.Gabriel DeSantis, Centretown NewsCondos going up behind Paul Couvrette's home will block light, rendering his solar panels useless.
Federal candidates for Ottawa Centre are raising money, canvassing and organizing volunteers to prepare for a possible spring election.