by Samantha Lem Since his first day in Grade 4, Joshie Zeithmmel has dreaded going to school. Despite trying five special education programs at various public schools, Zeithmmel still struggled with a reading disability. During recess, he was often taunted…
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Get out and play! “Play streets”coming to Dalhousie this summer
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by volunteer writers from Cambridge Street Community Public School and the Dalhousie Community Association What would you do on a car-free street? Get out the skipping ropes and hula hoops? Draw an enormous hopscotch? Play street hockey? What about a…
Community of Ottawa Foundation supports Good Food Markets
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by Rosemary Tayler Emilie Hayes, community development officer at the Somerset West Community Health Centre, announced today that the Community Foundation of Ottawa is supporting the Poverty and Hunger Working Group in their efforts to hold 17 Good Food Markets…
Chinatown’s Showboat: paddling for charity
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by Richard Martin As snow covered the Ottawa landscape earlier this year, thoughts of warm summer days, with dragon boats racing through the still waters at Mooney’s Bay, were probably the furthest thing from most minds. But, in spite of…
Ottawa’s street food is about to get a lot more interesting
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by Kathryn Hunt On May 8, the City of Ottawa launched its new street food vendor program with a party at City Hall. For $10, attendees could buy a bracelet that would allow them to sample food from a number…
Centretown Design Plan greenlit. . . but not final
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by Kathryn Hunt The City Planning Committee greenlit the Centretown Community Design Plan (CDP) at a marathon meeting on March 26—but with a few caveats. There are still points to consider before City Council makes its decision on May 8.…
What’s a landmark?
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by Kathryn Hunt The controversial “landmark clause” got a lot of attention at the final public meeting on the Centretown Design Plan (CDP). The landmark clause states that while heights are limited in the CDP, depending on their area of…
Centretown Community Design Plan needs work
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by Robert Dekker Co-Chair of the Centretown Citizens Community Association’s Planning Committee On March 26, more than three years after work was initiated in 2009, the City’s Planning Committee approved a staff report recommending approval of a Community Design Plan…
New community garden in McNabb Park
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by Rosemary Tayler A small, currently unused corner of McNabb Park is being proposed for a community garden. This area is behind an apartment building on Bronson Avenue near Gladstone. During this past winter, Aderemi Aderinwale and a team of…
Another chance for the west lawn?
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by Kathryn Hunt Applause broke out at the City Planning Committee meeting on March 26 when, amid long discussions of the Centretown Design Plan, urban planner George Dark spoke strongly in favour of reinstating the west lawn of the Canadian…