An Ottawa city councillor wants fences built in the Colonel By underpass, near the Rideau Centre, to discourage street youth from hanging out and in turn make the area safer.
Street youth ‘make downtown underpass unsafe’
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Councillors split over tax hikes and service cuts
City hall’s 2008 draft budget was tabled last week, and with it comes the all-too familiar debate between tax hikes and service cuts – a debate Mayor Larry O’Brien calls a “philosophical divide” that will shape the future of the city.
Revitalized park to reflect culture of Little Italy
After years of minor improvements, Piazza Dante Park, at the corner of Booth and Gladstone, finally has a redevelopment plan that will bring the space alive with history and culture.
Pests pose pricey problems for Ottawa community tenants
Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) is set to launch a new pest control management program- something many residents say is long overdue.