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April 11, 2008 Ben Magnus

Parking plan foes rejoice

Downtown businesses, churches and residents who opposed city council’s plans to increase areas and hours of parking meters are celebrating victory.

April 11, 2008 Sarah Dion Marquis

City wants markets to sell more locally grown food

Lisa Xing, Centretown News

The city is drafting a new bylaw that would ensure that local produce is featured more prominently at the Parkdale and Byward markets.

The city is drafting a bylaw to ensure local markets sell more local produce than imported food, something that many residents mistakenly thought was the case already.

April 11, 2008 Diana Mehta

New condo ‘kiss of death’ for city’s heritage buildings

Andrew Ng, Centretown News

The Metropolitan Bible Church at Bank and McLeod could soon be the location for a new nine-storey condo which would involve tearing down the church.

The city’s endorsement of a nine-storey apartment building to be built on Bank Street is the latest sign of a growing disregard for heritage conservation guidelines, said members of Ottawa’s architectural conservation advisory committee.

April 11, 2008 Shweta Satyan

Community health centres may soon target dental care

Dental care programs may soon make their way to Centretown’s community health centres, with help from a recently announced provincial plan on oral health.