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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.

February 22, 2008 Marie-Jo Proulx

Cars, smoking and children lethal mix, says city committee

Photo illustration by Lisa Xing, Centretown News

Parents may not be able to smoke much longer in cars carrying children under the age of 16.

Cars filled with both smoke and children may soon become illegal in Ontario.

February 22, 2008 Selena Hinds

Council defers hard parking decisions for a month

The ongoing feud between city council and Ottawa’s downtown business community over parking meter rates, locations and hours has been parked for yet another month.