The Centretown community has rallied behind a controversial Bank Street development they previously opposed, which will integrate the old Metropolitan Bible Church building front into new condos and stores, says Shawn Menard, Centretown Citizens’ Community Association president.
Mathew Klie-Cribs, Centretown NewsLive Central has community support to convert the Metropolitan Bible Church on Bank Street into lofts.
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Downtown schools need renewal funds
Centretown school trustee Jennifer McKenzie says the city’s older downtown schools are being denied key funds for necessary building upgrades.
Second firefighters memorial planned for LeBreton Flats
No sooner was the Ottawa Fire Fighters Memorial Park unveiled in front of city hall in September, than a long-awaited plan to build another monument – this time honouring all fallen Canadian firefighters – was finalized with the promise of federal funding.
Megan Cheung, Centretown NewsA firefighters monument was unveiled at city hall in early September.
Committee pushes plan for senior-friendly Ottawa
A city committee’s push for a stand-alone municipal department for seniors’ issues headed by a “champion” for the city’s rapidly growing population of older residents has been approved for further study by Ottawa council.