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April 11, 2008 Daniel Baker

‘Authentic’ gateway to mark Ottawa’s Chinatown

Ottawa Chinatown Gateway website

An artist's rendition shows what the Chinatown gateway might look like when completed.

It should be easier to spot Ottawa’s Chinatown by this time next year. That’s when a gateway marking the area should be nearly complete.

April 11, 2008 Sarah Dion Marquis

Greens nominate long-time activist as their candidate

Jay Fitzsimmons

Jen Hunter

Jen Hunter began her political career by winning the Green Party of Canada’s nomination in the federal riding of Ottawa Centre – a riding that has been strongly Green for the past two elections.

March 28, 2008 Ben Magnus

Councillors backtrack on parking proposals

City council has approved the 2008 budget, which backtracks on some controversial plans to increase parking revenue and approves a raise to property taxes by 4.9 per cent.

March 28, 2008 Shweta Satyan

Neighbourhood survey unkind to downtown

The Centretown-Downtown area ranks almost among the least advantaged areas of the city in terms of certain socio-economic factors, a recent study of neighbourhood profiles has found.