Archive 1997-2016
Controversy over the proposed expansion of Metcalfe Street is heating up, but the national campaign of a new opposition coalition is misleading and premature, say Ottawa Centre MP Mac Harb and the National Capital Commission.
Stop the Metcalfe Nonsense, a coalition of city and regional politicians, heritage experts and the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, is asking all Canadians to petition their MPs in defiance of the NCC’s vision for downtown Ottawa.
Three Centretown elementary schools could be among 15 in Ottawa-Carleton facing possible closure as a result of provincial funding changes.
McNabb Park School, on Percy Street, Centennial School, on Gloucester, and Elgin Street School fit the profile of schools that may be closed as the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board wrestles with reducing what the province considers excess classroom space.
By Rachelle Diprose
There’s not that big of a difference between basketball teams and drama clubs after all, Ottawa’s education officials have determined.
Ottawa-Carleton’s District School Board told parents Oct. 15 that volunteers will be allowed to supervise all extracurricular activities, including sports teams, in the place of teachers. The move was a reversal of a decision made earlier this month that kept volunteers from supervising sports.
I want to thank Gina Harris for her even-handed coverage of the situation on Florence Street regarding the two-way portion that was instituted against the wishes of the street’s residents two years ago.
There are a few things, however, that need clarification. When the owner of the Mailroom says that his decision to establish his business hinged on this change being made, he neglects to mention that there has always been ample access from the lane that runs behind the businesses on Bank Street between Gladstone to Gilmour. Going all the way around, as he says, to come down the one-way on Florence is but one means of approach. People also have the option of parking on Frank Street, directly across from the Mailroom. This is a moot point, however, because I would venture to say that most of his business is walk-in from people living in the neighborhood.