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Could coding, digital design and data visualization help Centretown’s homeless youth? One local organization thinks it’s worth a try and will participate in a Nov. 20 “hackathon” to address the issue.
Lighting up the Government Conference Centre and other downtown buildings is key to the NCC's illumination plan. National Capital CommissionThe National Capital Commission’s 10-year illumination plan is looking to light up the city just in time for Canada’s 150th anniversary, but not without final input from the private sector and various other stakeholders.
A group of students from Glashan Public School walk across the busy intersection at Arlington Avenue and Kent Street in Centretown. The Ontario government and City of Ottawa are looking for more ways to enhance road safety for children walking to and from school. Kelsey Curtis, Centretown NewsThe use of photo radar in Centretown school zones may soon become a reality, thanks to proposed provincial legislation recently announced by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.
The federal agency best known for bringing a cosmopolitan flair to Canada’s capital has also been exploring the rural side of its personality this month, advertising rental properties in Ottawa’s Greenbelt to prospective farmers and hosting a panel on the emerging importance of sustainable urban agriculture.