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Those in need of a supervised injection site located in Centretown will need to wait for at least another year.
The Centretown Community Health Centre and Somerset West Community Health Centre located on Cooper Street and Eccles Street respectively, are both looking to hold staff and community consultations about safe injection sites within the next year, but are still only in the early stages of planning for possible sites.
Results of a public survey to determine the future of 100 Wellington St. — the former U.S. embassy — are expected to be released by the end of 2016, according to Annie Trépanier, a member of the media relations team for Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Those descending from the Sparks Street building donned character costumes of all kinds as a part of the Drop Zone Ottawa event. Lisa Thibodeau, Centretown NewsPeople in downtown Ottawa had their eyes to the sky recently as the annual Drop Zone event challenged residents to don mountain-climbing gear and repel off a 20-storey building on Slater Street in an effort to raise money for children living with disabilities.
Centretown’s Fairouz will be going head-to-head with recently opened dining spots from across the country in a bid to earn acclaim as one of Canada’s “best new restaurants.”