Archive 1997-2016
The Main branch of the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) plans to replace traditional barcodes with radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology on all library materials next year.
The landmark lawn-bowling green at Bronson and Gladstone avenues will be replaced by a skateboard park as part of a planned redevelopment of McNabb Park – and local skateboarders are working to ensure the most is made of it. 
Catherine Cross, Centretown NewsThe Central Lawn Bowling Club has sat empty for about 10 years.
Non-smoking organizations say data used in a report from 2010-11 describing Ottawa as having the worst rate of second-hand smoke exposure in the country is no longer relevant.
Creating LGBTQ-specific youth centres has been considered in Ottawa but funding remains a problem.