‘A big shift’: Centretown business owner hopeful as city proposes façade fund
Historic buildings in Centretown may soon be eligible to receive funding from the city for something that’s often relegated to the bottom of a business owner’s to-do list: Beautification. On Tuesday, Ottawa’s built heritage committee unveiled a $500,000 Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Pilot Program. If approved by council, it could allow property owners of buildings along Bank and a small...
Magic Mush: Ottawa’s third psilocybin dispensary opens in Centretown
Canada’s capital has joined the psychedelic renaissance after welcoming its third magic mushroom dispensary after Health Canada opened a narrow window of permissible use of the otherwise illegal drug. Magic Mush opened Nov. 1 on Bank Street between Gladstone Avenue and Somerset Street. The store operates in a way similar to the many cannabis dispensaries in the city. Customers can...
Heritage experts say homeowners need greater incentives to keep up their properties
The fate of Magee House is an example of the kinds of issues that crop up in the preservation of heritage buildings.