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The Ontario government’s decision to revisit its controversial school funding formula has been met with cynicism from all sides. With 1.9 million square feet of excess space, the Ottawa Carleton District School Board had predicted about 15 to 20 school closures — a decision it would have made next month. But the one-year provincial reprieve means the board may opt for only four or five imminent closures.
Centretown municipal politicians have rejected the criticism of Ottawa Centre’s Liberal MP that they spoke too soon about recent National Capital Commission proposals.
In a Nov. 6 interview with Centretown News, Mac Harb commended the NCC for its vision for beautifying the capital and its public consultation process.
Ottawa, and the rest of the country for that matter, is a disaster area — at least according to Somerset Coun. Elisabeth Arnold.
She recently put forward a motion to follow Toronto’s lead in declaring homelessness a national disaster. On Nov. 4, council passed the resolution by a vote of 7-4.
The City of Ottawa is negotiating with a Toronto-based corporation for the possible sale of the main public library building in an effort to save money.
Mayor Jim Watson, also a member of the city’s library board, says the Cadillac Fairview Corp. initially approached the city with a request to buy the parking garage below the library and the rights to add floors to the building. However, discussion soon escalated to buying the entire building.