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The downtown tunnel planned as part of Ottawa’s future light rail system could be shortened by almost one third, according to a geotechnical survey released last month.

Parts of Bank Street were closed to commuter traffic Jan. 8-9 as the historic facade of the Metropolitan Bible Church was reattached to a new condominium development on the corner of Bank and Gladstone.

Ottawa Community Housing, which oversees the operation of the city’s social housing sector- including buildings throughout the downtown area, has been named this year’s winner of a provincial award of excellence.

The National Capital Commission is eyeing the purchase of several Ottawa River islands northeast of LeBreton Flats in hopes of revitalizing the area and creating a new attraction for the Ottawa-Gatineau region.