Archive 1997-2016
Ottawa will be home to a far-reaching, 19-station light rail transit system in 10 years if the plan unveiled by Mayor Jim Watson Wednesday morning gets the government cash it needs.
Wild parsnip, a weed that causes burns to people’s skin – and in some cases blindness – is a problem that needs to be dealt with more quickly in areas around Ottawa, including Centretown, city councillors say.
Annie Rooney, 2011 A field of potentially dangerous wild parsnips.
City council has given its support to a landmark plan to transform downtown into a formal “eco-district,” renovating office buildings, facilitating community environmental projects and creating a model for other wards to emulate in the future.
Discussions about replacing a parking lot with a city park on McLeod Street will not materialize into real grass and trees. To the disappointment of the residents in the area, the City of Ottawa’s attempt to buy the parking lot from the Hulse, Playfair and McGarry Funeral Home failed after the bid was turned down by owner Brian McGarry. 
Catherine Cross, Centretown News The parking lot that McGarry wants to sell, but he has been unable to reach a deal with the city.