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Candidates in Ottawa Centre may find themselves in need of a phone booth – so that if an election pops up this fall, they can quickly transform into red capes and spandex ready for the campaign trail.
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.
Centretown school trustee Jennifer McKenzie says the city’s older downtown schools are being denied key funds for necessary building upgrades.
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.