The April 2024 issue of The Centretown BUZZ, Centretown’s community newspaper, is out.
You can read it online here!
Read the April 2024 Centretown BUZZ
After 17 years and one collapse, Somerset House rises from the (almost)-dead
Construction has commenced at the ill-fated Somerset House, which has stood (barely) as a teetering ruin at Bank and Somerset Streets for some 17 years.
The famous Nature Girl statues have left Centretown
The three famous bronze sculptures, which sat in front of the British High Commission on Elgin Street for the last 25 years, were recently packed up and moved.
Ottawa Community Housing developments to transform Dalhousie
Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) has started construction on two major developments which will add thousands of residents to the western end of Somerset Ward.
Troster proposes Ottawa investigate an anti-renoviction bylaw similar to Hamilton’s
Councillor Ariel Troster is proposing city staff investigate an anti-renoviction bylaw similar to the one recently introduced in Hamilton.
Skyline: Office-to-residential conversions? Slow but steady progress
Robert Smythe looks at the latest office to residential conversion downtown, and the heritage designation for The Bible House.
An Orthodox Church in Chinatown reaffirms its deep Centretown roots
The Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church on Somerset West is undergoing a major renovation, set to finish soon – reflecting other changes in the community it serves.
140 buildings and one bridge lose heritage register protection – for now
The Chief William Commanda Bridge heads the list of 141 Somerset Ward properties that are expected to be removed from the protection of the city’s Heritage Register this month.
New memorial to honor Chinese railway workers
A new monument to honour Chinese Canadian workers who helped complete the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in the 19th century will be erected in Chinatown this year.
Site of tragic Chinatown fire to be redeveloped?
A Chinatown lot, which has sat empty for more than 17 years after a tragic fire that cost five lives, may finally see occupants again.
OC Transpo #6 bus top for cancelled trips
If you’re sick and tired of your route 6 buses never showing up, OC Transpo’s stats back you up.
News shorts
Urbanism Book Club April 29; Repair Cafe April 20; and city consultations on tree planting and climate resiliency.
Comment: 267 O’Connor Street: “Never demolish, never remove”
Erwin Dreessen points out that two architects who just won architecture’s top prize are proponents of always reusing rather than demolishing buildings.