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March 14, 2008 Cynthia Vukets

Downtown councillors tout train, tunnel options

Lisa Xing, Centretown News

The O-Train figures prominently in two of the four proposed transit plan options.

After weighing in on the city’s transit proposal, Ottawa’s two downtown councillors say they support the option that would see the Transitway and O-Train converted to electric trains and a tunnel dug for downtown service.

March 14, 2008 Samantha Fex

Congregation fights to stay in St. Alban’s

Yi Han, Centretown News

The congregation at St. Alban's church on King Edward Avenue is fighting to keep its building after leaving the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.

The parish of St. Alban the Martyr is fighting to keep its church building after its decision to leave the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa.

March 14, 2008 Paulina Pielichata

Sparks Street trolley plan may be back on track

National Archives of Canada

Streetcars were a common sight on Sparks Street, as elsewhere in Ottawa, until relatively recently.

Following a steady decline in business on Sparks Street, the mall's heritage committee plans to propose the relaunch of a streetcar line, using research currently being completed by Carleton University engineering students.

March 14, 2008 Paulina Pielichata

Briefs: CCCA president resigns

David Blaine, the president of the Centretown Citizens Community Association, recently stepped down from office, citing family commitments.