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The head of the Ottawa Public Library Foundation says the planned shutdown of the 10-year-old fundraising body – recently announced by the city’s library board – was all but guaranteed after the cancellation of its “flagship” goal of a new central library in downtown Ottawa.
As the holiday season approaches, volunteers at Centretown United Church are busy working to make this year’s Christmas a little brighter for individuals and families in need within the community.
Amanda Stephen, Centretown News Organizers of the Centretown United Church food drive hold a meeting after the Sunday service.
The basement of a downtown church should be transformed soon into a small, temporary homeless shelter for youth after a city committee recently approved a zoning change to permit the charitable outreach initiative.
Amanda Stephen, Centretown NewsThe basement of First Baptist Church may soon welcome homeless youth.
Construction continues to plague much of Bronson Avenue, with the roadway still closed or half open as part of the city’s major water and sewer upgrade, and an uninviting fence surrounds almost an entire block where the McNabb Community Centre and the adjacent schoolyard park are located.
City of OttawaArtist Tim desClouds' installation will decorate the gate of McNabb Park at Bronson and Gladstone avenues.