City not responsible for picking up items left on the ground near donation bins
By Jenn Colavincenzo What do designer jeans, a deflated soccer ball and a pair of knitted mittens have in common? They’re all items that have been left outside of the…
VIEWPOINT: City’s picky locations about marijuana dispensaries further stigmatize low-income areas
By Jordan Omstead American newspapers have plenty of material to work with these days. So when one of the biggest newspaper chains south of the border decides to run a…
VIEWPOINT: Homeless youth at risk of overdose don’t have the time to be waitlisted
By Alicia Wachon Beneath a foundation of faith, there lies hope — literally. Located in the basement of the First Baptist Church at the intersection of Laurier Avenue and Elgin…
Centretown Community Health Centre awaiting approval for major renovation project
By Joshua Weinberger After a four-year delay, the Centretown Community Health Centre on Cooper Street is inching closer to officially announcing the start of a major renovation project. “We expect…
INSIGHT: Residents should be consulted during LeBreton Flats negotiations
By Karen-Luz Sison A vast section of LeBreton Flats should soon be barren no more, thanks to a newly announced preliminary deal between the National Capital Commission and Ottawa Senators-backed…
History project marks CCOC’s 45th anniversary
By Anita Brown The Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, a leading affordable housing supplier in the city for nearly half a century, has embarked on a history project to mark the…
Possible LAC partnership in new Central Library will be settled by March: Watson
Will Library and Archives Canada ever partner with the city for new central library?
Wynne gets earful from voters at Ottawa town hall session
By Meaghan Richens Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne took questions from a rowdy crowd at a recent town hall event in Ottawa. More than 300 people packed an auditorium and overflowed…
EDITORIAL: Wynne must pause, rethink next wage hike
On Jan. 1, the first phase of the Ontario government’s mini- mum-wage increase came into effect, bringing workers’ base pay to $14/hr — and the results have been less than…
New affordable housing set to rise in Centretown
By Anita Brown An eight-storey, 148-unit affordable housing project is set to rise in Centretown between Booth and Rochester streets. The federal and provincial governments have granted $11 million for…