Centretown Buzz

Centretown's community newspaper. At the heart of Ottawa since 1995.

[Matt Moore @MattMooreWrites]

In an article in the @centretownbuzz, my local community paper, about a gap in funding for infrastructure reveal was the epitaph of western civilization: "The 100-year storm is occurring much more frequently."

[Centretown Buzz @centretownbuzz]

@MarkBourrie What I'd like is a radio book show devoted strictly to recent non-fiction books (and primarily Canadian non-fiction). Let The Next Chapter cover fiction, which it mostly does in any case.

[Riley Brockington @RiverWardRiley]

Do you support motorists speeding in school zones & safety zones?
Your govt limits where this technology can be used.
Your govt insists on advance notice signage.
In Ottawa, all revenues go back in to road safety programs.
The Police have limited resources to enforce speed limits

[Occasional Transport (On BSky) @OccTranspo]

One day Ottawa. One day.

[Ready for Rail @OCFailspo]

Seriously, why is every second OC Transpo bus a sonic assault to ride? Loose panels, loose seats, loose windows, loose support bars, loos loose loose rattling banging sonic torture.

[Centretown Community Association @CentretownCCA]

Another weekend of #ElginStreetMarket. Talk to us at our community table with @OttCLT. #OttawaStreetMarkets organized a great group of Vendors including #TKFCoffee, takeout food from #LaMomo Tibetian dumplings and #indianhavali.
Yoga and Tai-chi is weather permitting.

[How-Sen @HowSenChong]

A reminder that in 2018, the Ontario government spent over $230m to scrap hundreds of millions of watts of reliable, green, made-in-Ontario energy projects that would be providing clean, fossil-free power to the electrical grid right now.

[Alex Cullen @Alex_S_Cullen]

This is no small uptick on project costs and should force a re-vote on L.2 by this Council. This project is too costly for taxpayers (now north of 1/2 billion$) & benefits a private for-profit sports company (OSEG). #ottcity

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

"How can backyard cottage-builders and do-gooder neighbors make a dent in a housing problem so vast?" this feature asks. Strong Towns and friends such as @newurbanism, Inc Development Alliance, and more are supplying answers. And people are taking action. https://t.co/JRyCiWjj9D

[Centretown Buzz @centretownbuzz]

The BUZZ is on the streets! Volunteers will be distributing the June issue of the Centretown BUZZ, the community newspaper in central Ottawa, for the rest of this week. If you haven't seen it on paper, you can read it as a PDF or as individual articles at https://t.co/seR1h5fw9e

[Riley Brockington @RiverWardRiley]

Bridge Opening

Coun @ShawnMenard1 & I are pleased to invite you to celebrate the opening of the new Rideau River Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge, connecting Carleton University to Vincent Massey Park.

Saturday, June 15, 11 am
Rideau River P&C Bridge, Vincent Massey Park side

[Siobhan Kirkland @siobhanwanders]

Did Mayor Sutcliffe write this?

8,921 people completed the 2023 survey and 88% were satisfied with the QED active use program and over 90% supported the active use program in Gatineau Park, on the Kichi Zībī Mīkan and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway.

#Ottawa

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

By building great places to cycle, the Dutch have built great places to live.

Reimagining their streets as living rooms rather than corridors, by reducing the dominance of cars in cities.

Accessible, social, prosperous places that benefit every resident—not just those on bikes.

[Alex Cullen @Alex_S_Cullen]

@MacLeodLisa Do you understand development charges? Do you know they are regulated by your government? Do you know that they are to recover the costs of providing new infrastructure to support new housing? Do you think DCs should be subsidized? If so by whom? #onpoli

[Centretown Buzz @centretownbuzz]

The BUZZ is on the streets! Volunteers have been distributing the May issue of the Centretown BUZZ, the community newspaper in central Ottawa, around Centretown this weekend. If you haven't seen it yet, you can read it as a PDF or as individual articles at https://t.co/EQx2RbV8W9

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

This is laying bare how broken the development charge model has become - buy an apartment downtown, pay for road widening in the suburbs. Seems fair.

[Paul Champ @PaulChampLaw]

The greatest humans project a presence. I was in Ottawa airport the other day and saw a very dignified elderly woman striding past. It was just a moment, but she seized my attention. As it turns out, yes, 90 yr old Jane Goodall was in town. https://t.co/tKltVQKsrL

[Paul Champ @PaulChampLaw]

Diane Deans has dedicated her energies to the Ottawa community for decades. She was political but not partisan and would work with anyone if it made Ottawa better. She could also take bold action. Sorry I never got to vote for her as Mayor. Thanks Diane. https://t.co/RfRsKaonAJ