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More lower-priced condominiums are expected to be developed in downtown Ottawa over the next few years due to the demand for more affordable housing from first-time homebuyers, according to a senior market analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
A recent decision by the City of Ottawa to put a Preston Street development on hold is an example of the city’s “hodge-podge,” ad hoc approach to intensification, experts say.
The Champlain Local Health Integration Network has received $11.1 million in annual funding to be allocated to community-based health centres across the region to improve care for seniors and people with mental health problems and addictions.
Residents and business owners are divided over plans to allow businesses to move into residential areas in Centretown. A number of streets could change status from “residential” to so-called “mixed use,” if city council approves the draft of the Centretown Community Design Plan.